Talking About Hobby Lobby And Religious Freedom With Liberal Friends
Hobby Lobby doesn't have to provide objectionable forms of birth control (abortifacients) to its employees, because paying for that would violate sincere religious beliefs held by its owners.
That's what most moderately-informed Americans are likely to take away from the most recent Supreme Court decision in favor of the family-owned company. Some conservatives have expressed disappointment that the decision, as written by Justice Samuel Alito, wasn't broader, and the precedent it set was indeed deliberately narrow. But it's still a win for religious liberty, and after the debacle last winter concerning Arizona's Senate Bill 1062, it's good to have another chance to present religious liberty, and in particular the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), in a more positive light.
We should seize that chance. Americans are in real danger of losing sight of the value of religious freedom. Coming off a victory like this, we need to redouble our efforts to explain to them why they should care...Also read:
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