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hobby lobby isn't dictating anything to employees. One thing abortions are free at planned parenthood right now, plus a woman is free to go get birth control anywhere she pleases. Hobby lobby just doesn't want to pay for abortion and birth control. I really don't see the problem with that. As a woman myself, i can take responsibility for my behavior and go buy generic birth control myself or make my man use a condom. I don't think employers should be forced to pay for things they don't want to pay for. As a consumer, i don't want to be forced to pay for things i don't want. I believe in freedom. Most liberals don't believe in freedom.
Not to mention, employees aren't forced to work for hobby lobby.
No it is dictating and in terms of employment the employer has more power in this situation than the employee...the employee needs the money.
So you are saying that Hobby Lobby (or any other business) should be able to dictate what products and services their insurance provider offers?
Maybe Hobby Lobby should find a carrier that doesn't provide those particular products and services.
They are already forced to by federal law. IMHO is fair because this isn't about personal morality this is about forcing someone's view of morality on another person's body.
The government is not going after business practices that may have a religious rationale. They are enforcing parts of the health care law.
A different business could similarly refuse to cover birth control for their employees with no religious reason given, maybe just because the owners don't feel like it. That business would be under threat of penalties just as much as Hobby Lobby is. Religion isn't the issue. Failing to follow the health care law is.
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Based on the administration's anti-religious stance regarding Hobby Lobby covering abortion on its insurance coverage...
should the administration tell them when they can and can't be open - since it's for "religious" reasons that they are closed on Sunday?
A business can do what ever it wants, but it is a business and not the Holy Sanctified Church of Hobby Lobby, there for, it does not get religious exemption for offering birth control. they knew that when they incorporated.
Most stores are closed or have shortened hours on Sunday because they know alot of people go to church, have family dinners and get together to watch football on that day.
Based on the administration's anti-religious stance regarding Hobby Lobby covering abortion on its insurance coverage...
should the administration tell them when they can and can't be open - since it's for "religious" reasons that they are closed on Sunday?
Of course not. Moreover, if they wanted to be open ONLY on Sunday, that is their business. It is time to tell Uncle Sam to "stuff it".
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