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> More than slightly sure? What you really should have said is: "I have no idea what I'm talking about" While I normally side with Orwell's dislike of this kin
by Jedd 10y ago
> More than slightly sure? What you really should have said is: "I have no idea what I'm talking about"
While I normally side with Orwell's dislike of this kind of linguistic indirection, it does sound like you're over-reacting to justinator's verbiage.
> "Hobby Lobby, as you may recall, is the privately held company that disallowed its workers to use the Affordable Care Act to cover birth control, because of the religious beliefs of the owners."
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> Ahhh, so you demonize them because they go against your personal beliefs.
Cute use of the word demonise there. :)
Is it legal in the USA (where I'm assuming you, and indeed this Hobby Lobby company are located) to discriminate for health benefits based on religious views? (Preemptive apologies - not all of us are based in the same place as other people assume we are, and I'm really not sure what the legislative arrangement there is.)
- mhurron 10y ago> Is it legal in the USA (where I'm assuming you, and indeed this Hobby Lobby company are located) to discriminate for health benefits based on religious views? Yes, a privately held company can offer plans that do not meet ACA standards if the owners object on religious grounds to those options.
- hyperpape 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burwell_v._Hobby_Lobby_Stores,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burwell_v._Hobby_Lobby_Stores,.... It is legal for a specific class of privately held companies, though the matter was sufficiently unclear to reach the supreme court and will probably be subject to follow-up cases which will clarify/expand/narrow the extent of the decision.