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Showing Original Post only (View all)Hobby Lobby CEO to sue over Obamacare, cites religious beliefs [View all]
http://beforeitsnews.com/election-2012/2012/11/a-letter-from-hobby-lobby-stores-ceo-2447310.htmlWhen my family and I started our company 40 years ago, we were working out of a garage on a $600 bank loan, assembling miniature picture frames. Our first retail store wasnt much bigger than most peoples living rooms, but we had faith that we would succeed if we lived and worked according to Gods word. From there, Hobby Lobby has become one of the nations largest arts and crafts retailers, with more than 500 locations in 41 states. Our children grew up into fine business leaders, and today we run Hobby Lobby together, as a family.
Were Christians, and we run our business on Christian principles. Ive always said that the first two goals of our business are (1) to run our business in harmony with Gods laws, and (2) to focus on people more than money. And thats what weve tried to do. We close early so our employees can see their families at night. We keep our stores closed on Sundays, one of the weeks biggest shopping days, so that our workers and their families can enjoy a day of rest. We believe that it is by Gods grace that Hobby Lobby has endured, and he has blessed us and our employees. Weve not only added jobs in a weak economy, weve raised wages for the past four years in a row. Our full-time employees start at 80% above minimum wage.
But now, our government threatens to change all of that. A new government health care mandate says that our family business MUST provide what I believe are abortion-causing drugs as part of our health insurance. Being Christians, we dont pay for drugs that might cause abortions, which means that we dont cover emergency contraception, the morning-after pill or the week-after pill. We believe doing so might end a life after the moment of conception, something that is contrary to our most important beliefs. It goes against the Biblical principles on which we have run this company since day one. If we refuse to comply, we could face $1.3 million PER DAY in government fines.
Our government threatens to fine job creators in a bad economy. Our government threatens to fine a company thats raised wages four years running. Our government threatens to fine a family for running its business according to its beliefs. Its not right. I know people will say we ought to follow the rules; that its the same for everybody. But thats not true. The government has exempted thousands of companies from this mandate, for reasons of convenience or cost. But it wont exempt them for reasons of religious belief.
Well, guess I won't be shopping there ever.
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Hobby Lobby CEO to sue over Obamacare, cites religious beliefs [View all]
TheMightyFavog
Nov 2012
OP
does he stone the adulterers on his staff? put to death the pork eaters? selective religionists nt
msongs
Nov 2012
#1
Hobby Lobby Partners with organizations working to share the Good News of Jesus Christ
Brother Buzz
Nov 2012
#9
None of that shit matters one whit, all for profit corporations are secular. This includes
RomneyLies
Nov 2012
#15
"Focus on people" by denying them good healthcare? Who the hell is this guy's gawd?
tridim
Nov 2012
#7
Why are businesses run on "Biblical principles" more likely to be run by total sociopaths??
Initech
Nov 2012
#12
He says "Being Christians, we don't pay for drugs that might cause abortions"... but
bluethruandthru
Nov 2012
#19