Hobby Lobby could go along and compromise, then they would have to live with the fact they denied their faith. They could sell out and take the money, live nicely, still with faith but with no sacrifice. Option 3, which they have chosen, is to continue to live their faith fully, sacrificing and being faithful to the end. The scriptures shows us a similar example in Daniel. He could have kept his doors shut and prayed, he could have followed the edict and not prayed, but he chose option 3, open the windows and let everyone know where he stood by praying openly to God. He was ready for the consequences and triumphed. Thanks to Hobby Lobby for being a faithful example to those who are watching.
I think Hobby Lobby wins this. When the administration bullies most businesses, they settle, admit no wrong, pay a fine and then move on. They just make the business decision not to let politicians demagogue them and drag it out where only the lawyers win. Obviously, government has deep pockets- they take from all of ours.
But if Obama bullies Hobby Lobby it’s bound to backfire. He’ll quietly drop it on a Friday afternoon to save face.
Regardless, the Green family are a wonderful rallying point for the rest of us.