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Snarkoleptic

(5,997 posts)

34. Right!

Reply to NYC Liberal (Reply #30)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:50 AM

Dec 2012

Imagine working for a Jehovah's Witness-owned company only to find out your post trauma transfusion was denied for coverage because of the religious views of the company's board of directors.

Religion stops at the church door and cannot be allowed into the private sector employer/employee relationship.
IMHO

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Thank you Justice Sotomayor!! [View all] malaise Dec 2012 OP

Justice, finally! ReRe Dec 2012 #1

Good Floyd_Gondolli Dec 2012 #2

OT, but first time I've ever heard the phrase 'douche canoe'. LMFAO - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #8

That's a GREAT one, isn't it?! "Douche canoe!" I'm gonna be laughing about that all day! calimary Dec 2012 #14

Too funny! mimi85 Dec 2012 #17

Hazaa!! A new phrase is born!! Left Coast2020 Dec 2012 #32

Imagery time. It's the 'c' word by another name. /nt TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #41

K&R - nt Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #3

So why is it that ONE S.Ct. Justice makes a decision, and not all of them? I've never heard of that. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #4

Its kind of like "Night Court" - in an emergency situation, a SUPREME is on duty and then can step Pachamama Dec 2012 #5

Not exactly -- it's allocated geographically. Jim Lane Dec 2012 #9

Oh, I see. Thanks. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #18

Yep: Circuit Justices. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #29

In a ruling that large, Sotomayor would have consulted with the other 8 Justices bluestate10 Dec 2012 #31

She didn't rule on the case. She just refused to give a restraining order. BlueStreak Dec 2012 #12

Thanks! nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #19

This was not a decision on the entire case jberryhill Dec 2012 #13

Nice Mojo2 Dec 2012 #6

Canceling that trip to Hobby Lobby libodem Dec 2012 #7

Mardel's apparently is the same family/owner. Ineeda Dec 2012 #10

They built one here a couple of years ago libodem Dec 2012 #15

Hobby Lobby is just a bigger Michael's tavalon Dec 2012 #23

Yeah, that crappy christian muzak is a dead giveaway. Michael's isn't any better. japple Dec 2012 #24

Ewww tavalon Dec 2012 #35

I walk out of any store that is playing religious music and I let them know malaise Dec 2012 #26

I used to go to Hobby Lobby, but then I started hearing some things about them. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #20

Yeah, I've been quietly boycotting Hobby Lobby since this stupidity came up. tavalon Dec 2012 #22

The way it should be - Commercial companies must adhere to the law Politicub Dec 2012 #11

Fuck'em all where the sun don't shine! n/t AAO Dec 2012 #16

Good tavalon Dec 2012 #21

Fugg all such bastards, the long, and short, and tall, all of 'em indepat Dec 2012 #25

im so lost molonlabe91 Dec 2012 #27

Lose, punkin, lose tavalon Dec 2012 #37

If the belief that abortion is wrong is a religious belief, Vattel Dec 2012 #28

Not to mention: this is a corporation. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #30

+14,880 .......... a very good point Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #33

Right! Snarkoleptic Dec 2012 #34

For profit corporation tavalon Dec 2012 #38

good point Vattel Dec 2012 #42

Great to hear! Reminds me of what I posted about one of her key decisions suffragette Dec 2012 #36

that last item on abortions PatrynXX Dec 2012 #39

The only place I saw this covered on TV last night was malaise Dec 2012 #40