How the Hobby Lobby ruling helped and hurt religious freedom

[TexasTowelie]

SALT LAKE CITY — Just over 25 years ago, Congress nearly unanimously passed new religious freedom protections.

This week, it held a hearing on why those protections should be reined in.

The House Committee on Education and Labor met Tuesday to debate how to balance religious freedom with other values, including expanding access to health care and reducing discrimination. Some argue that religious exemptions to general laws were never meant to be as common as they are today.

"If civil liberties and legal rights exist only in the absence of a neighbor's religious objection, then they are not rights, but empty promises," said Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Massachussetts, who is sponsoring legislation that would limit the instances in which religious freedom claims can be made.

Read more: https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900077106/hobby-lobby-supreme-court-affordable-care-act-obamacare-scotus.html

[katmondoo]

1. I wont shop at Hobby Lobby for two reasons

Their fake religious views and their low level art supplies. Michael's is where I shop for professional art supplies.

[trev]

2. I don't patronize the store

and I don't eat at Chic-Fil-A.

They don't want my business, anyway.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

3. ditto