This is old news. One Saint is posting it, because it is such an important milestone for Christians everywhere! Supreme Court Narrowly Rules For Hobby Lobby, by Bob Smietana and Ruth Moon, June 30TH, Christianity Today |
"'Governments," the law reads, "should not substantially burden religious exercise without compelling justification."
"In a 5–4 ruling today, the Supreme Court decided the federal government failed to live up to that standard.
"At issue was a section of the Affordable Care Act which requires companies with more than 50 employees to provide health care insurance. In implementing the law, HHS named 20 kinds of contraception that needed to be covered by employers. But the owners of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties, whose cases were decided together today, considered four of those contraceptives potential abortifacients due to the way they can prevent implantation of a fertilized egg in a mother's womb. Their refusal to pay for those four methods meant they faced millions of dollars in fines..."