By Tony Perkins, Family Research Council

Hobby Lobby may have a reason to celebrate Religious Freedom Day after all. The mega-craft retailer announced last week that the owners have found a way for the company to bypass the $14.3 million in fines it would have already racked up. The penalty for not providing abortion drugs to employees under the President's health care mandate was supposed to go into effect January 1, but, thanks to a loophole, The Becket Fund believes that Hobby Lobby may be able to postpone the pain. "Hobby Lobby discovered a way to shift the plan year for its employee health insurance, thus postponing the effective date of the mandate for several months," the Fund explained.

That would be welcome news for the Green family, which, in defying the President's mandate, knew their business would seriously suffer. For now, attorneys hope to focus on their upcoming case in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which has yet to announce a trial date but may provide a permanent restoration of their religious liberty. In the meantime, Family Research Council will continue to keep Hobby Lobby in their prayers--and on our shopping list!

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