“In a decision of startling breadth, the Court holds that commercial enterprises, including corporations, along with partnerships and sole proprietorships, can opt out of any law (saving only tax laws) they judge incompatible with their sincerely held religious beliefs,” Ginsburg wrote.”
Correct me if I am wrong, but is that not the heart of religious liberty?
What would the Founding Fathers have said if someone had proposed that the federal government should have the power to enact laws restricting the free exercise of religion?
RE: What would the Founding Fathers have said if someone had proposed that the federal government should have the power to enact laws restricting the free exercise of religion?
I’m not defending Ginsberg, but apparently her reasoning is that if we allow this for Hobby Lobby, what’s to stop ANY business owner from providing LEGITIMATE healthcare ( e.g. vaccination, blood transfusion ) under the guise of religious belief?
That’s why I prefer to argue this on the basis of a greater idea -— FREEDOM.
Whether we like it or not, businesses are in the business of making money, not providing for healthcare.
They DO provide healthcare because they believe that doing so will help retain good people.
If their healthcare does not provide the exact service that you want, YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO WORK FOR THEM.
That’s how a free society should work.