Hobby Lobby has appealed a federal judge’s decision denying the craft supply chain’s request to not provide employees with insurance that covers morning-after and week-after birth control pills, as mandated by the Obamacare law. The Christian-owned company asked for relief in the face of fines they say could reach $1 million a day for not […]
A federal judge appointed by former president George W. Bush has ruled against the Christian-owned craft chain Hobby Lobby, mandating it to provide coverage for abortion pills to its over 13,000 employees under Obamacare. Oklahoma U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton released a 28-page ruling yesterday, opining that Hobby Lobby and its bookstore chain Mardel are […]
UPS has announced it will no longer offer monetary grants to the Boy Scouts of America because of the youth organization’s policy of excluding gay members and leaders. An online petition started by an Eagle Scout named Zach Wahls protesting the grants from UPS gathered more than 80,000 signatures, prompting the shipping company to end […]
Michael Black and John Morgan have won their legal case against B&B owner Susanne Wilkinson, who declined to let them have a double bedroom in March 2010 because of her religious views. A judgement, issued at Reading Crown Court, has now ruled that Mrs Wilkinson had breached equality legislation by unlawfully discriminating against the couple […]
An estimated ten thousand Muslims protested outside of Google’s British headquarters in London today, calling upon the tech and search engine giant to remove a video that they believe mocks Islam. The protesters carried various signs with slogans such as, “Freedom of speech = hatred to Muslims?” and “We love our prophet more than our lives,” and […]
A Nazarene pastor, a liberal faith-based group and others are voicing their objection to the recent lawsuit filed by the arts and crafts store Hobby Lobby, which was the first Christian business to challenge Obamacare’s morning-after pill mandate, stating that the drug is a necessary form of birth control. However, Hobby Lobby is contending that […]
An appeals court in the state of Illinois has upheld a lower court ruling, which declared that pharmacists in the state have the right to refuse to sell abortion-inducing drugs to their clients. The opinion, released by a three-judge panel of Justices Knecht, Steigmann and Pope, is part of a seven-year battle fought by pharmacists […]
A popular talk show host and former presidential candidate is reporting that he had a personal conversation this week with the president of Chick-fil-A regarding alleged promises made to Chicago officials in order to distance the company from arguments over the issue of homosexuality. However, questions still remain surrounding Chick-fil-A’s recent statement and its repeated […]
A homosexual advocacy group is reporting that the popular fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A is backing down on the issue of homosexuality. The Civil Rights Agenda of Chicago, Illinois states that city officials were informed through correspondence with the company that adjustments were being made to certain corporate policies. The city had opposed Chick-fil-A’s desired expansion […]
A popular arts and crafts store filed a federal lawsuit against the Obama administration Wednesday, challenging the mandate under Obamacare that all employers provide insurance coverage for abortifacients such as the morning-after pill to their staff members. Hobby Lobby, which was founded in 1972 by evangelical Christians, is asking a court in Oklahoma to grant […]