Wednesday, July 2, 2014

The Deeply Held Religious Principle Hobby Lobby Suddenly Remembered It Had | Common Dreams

The Deeply Held Religious Principle Hobby Lobby Suddenly Remembered It Had | Common Dreams

"The idea to bring the case was not Hobby Lobby's, but the work of the conservative Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. This is critical, because reporters ought to note that Hobby Lobby, according to its own court filing, was providing employees with contraceptive coverage it apparently concluded violated its religious beliefs. As Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones  (3/21/14) pointed out, Hobby Lobby says it has a problem with "the emergency contraceptive pills Plan B and Ella and intrauterine devices (IUDs), which they (erroneously) believe are abortifacients"."