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(18,470 posts) Tue Jul 29, 2014, 07:03 PM Jul 2014

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Hobby Lobby Allegedly Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy [View all]

Ugh.

When a very pregnant Felicia Allen applied for medical leave from her job at Hobby Lobby three years ago, one might think that the company best known for denying its employees insurance coverage of certain contraceptives—on the false grounds that they cause abortions—would show equal concern for helping one of its employees when she learned she was pregnant.

Instead, Allen says the self-professed evangelical Christian arts-and-crafts chain fired her and then tried to prevent her from accessing unemployment benefits.

“They didn’t even want me to come back after having my baby, to provide for it,” she says.

Her allegations—as well as those brought by other former Hobby Lobby employees—call into question the company’s public claims when it comes to protecting life and operating its business with Christian values. Additionally, they highlight a practice by which Hobby Lobby prevents its employees from seeking justice through the courts.

Attention Hobby Lobby: Double Fuck You. If I wasn't going to shop at your stores before I sure as fuck will not be doing so now.

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Hobby Lobby Allegedly Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy [View all] 47of74 Jul 2014 OP

Triple fuck them and ALL religious idiots like them, and I dont mean liberal xtians randys1 Jul 2014 #1

Next They Will Say billhicks76 Jul 2014 #21

You use the word change, which means you are an optimist randys1 Jul 2014 #46

Oh yes..thats what all this anti-american BS is workinclasszero Jul 2014 #48

Why lsewpershad Jul 2014 #53

Well of course they did. The first rule of being a fundy Christian is that you must be a hypocrite. Coventina Jul 2014 #2

HL is all about $$$$$. The rest of it is icing on the cake to attract the flies! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #3

+1 Arkansas Granny Jul 2014 #6

+ another 1! Dustlawyer Jul 2014 #8

Eeyup. hifiguy Jul 2014 #40

Typical two face from these 'life lovers' lunasun Jul 2014 #4

Right-wing values: "We care....until it's born...." ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2014 #5

"Life begins at conception and ends at birth." KamaAina Jul 2014 #10

"We love the babies.... UNTIL they're born!" mac56 Jul 2014 #24

One of the smartest things George Carlin ever said. hifiguy Jul 2014 #41

I never knew that was Carlin KamaAina Jul 2014 #43

I do't know if George was the first to say it hifiguy Jul 2014 #44

Until they are old enough to pick up a gun shawn703 Jul 2014 #34

They seem to think life begins at conception, but sin begins at birth. Nt riqster Jul 2014 #35

sounds like a very evil company - i hope this keeps in the news and scotus has samsingh Jul 2014 #7

They must be "pro-life" IronLionZion Jul 2014 #9

That's what disgusts the f--- out of me about the whole sleazy movement. 47of74 Jul 2014 #15

Companies that require arbitration must know they are doing something wrong. alarimer Jul 2014 #11

I'm surprised they haven't sued over the FMLA violating their closely held mountain grammy Jul 2014 #12

That's probably coming up next. 47of74 Jul 2014 #26

suing may be difficult Niceguy1 Jul 2014 #39

So, no birth control, but also no pregnancy. gollygee Jul 2014 #13

Well, maybe she was a sinner. tclambert Jul 2014 #14

Conflicting "company values" Zambero Jul 2014 #16

It's not too hard to read between the lines of what they REALLY want... Moostache Jul 2014 #19

Employee Reproductive Policy vankuria Jul 2014 #22

or, to put it another way, BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #28

Is Rush on the board of directors? He has special names for women who have sex without him watching. freshwest Jul 2014 #31

This is not at all surprising. City Lights Jul 2014 #17

well.. um... is she suing? is'nt firing someone for being pregnant illegal? Takket Jul 2014 #18

"Christians are not free to sue other Christians" whopis01 Jul 2014 #27

well then she needs to convert to Hinduism BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #29

The article appears to be wrong about the lawsuit joeglow3 Jul 2014 #20

Sharia Lobby AgingAmerican Jul 2014 #23

They also fired a friend for requesting Yom Kippur off. politicat Jul 2014 #25

They didn't carry Jewish Holiday Crafts HockeyMom Jul 2014 #50

This was before that; they're just... awful and it's consistent. politicat Jul 2014 #52

Hobby Lobby's Unknown Beatle Jul 2014 #30

Maybe wait for the whole story before you get your knickers in a bunch. Hoppy Jul 2014 #32

Double Fuck Hobby Lobby! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #33

When will people learn??? amuse bouche Jul 2014 #36

Spread this Around..It Will Be the End of Hobby Lobby..If this is indeed true.. Stuart G Jul 2014 #37

All in the name of religious freedom. olegramps Jul 2014 #38

That is against the law. dilby Jul 2014 #42

"Thy services are required no longer...." Jerry442 Jul 2014 #45

"And thou shalt consider thyself lucky." 47of74 Aug 2014 #54

Does one need any more evidence of the blatant hypocrisy of these Theocratic Corporatists . geretogo Jul 2014 #47

I dont believe this at all santroy79 Jul 2014 #49

Was she unmarried and pregnant? HockeyMom Jul 2014 #51