A group of clergy handed out condoms to customers in front of an Illinois Hobby Lobby store on Wednesday, staging a creative, faith-based protest against the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to grant the craft store giant religious exemptions from the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate. ... You can make the religious freedom argument, you can make the argument about contraception, but ultimately, for me, this is about power, said Rev. Mark Winters, a UCC minister. Jesus had a lot of issue with powerful people using power over the powerless. The action in Aurora is part of a growing number of religious Americans who are publicly expressing their frustration with the Supreme Court’s decision. Several faith leaders have spoken out against Hobby Lobby’s position even before the decision was announced, and Serene Jones, President of Union Theological Seminary in New York City, was quick to blast the ruling, saying, I am horrified by the thought that the owners of Hobby Lobby as Christians think their corporation has a soul, and I’m even more appalled that the Supreme Court agrees. ... According to a statement released by Faithful America, a progressive Christian group that helped organize the vigil, the crowd of religious faithful gathered to pray for Hobby Lobby employees who will now have difficulty accessing health care they need to responsibly plan for their families’ futures. “The right of religious liberty is a fundamental human right. Corporations are legal constructs. They are not human beings [said Dr. Bruce Powell, leader of another protest].” thinkprogress.org/health/2014/07/03/3456254/clergy-protest-scotus-decision-by-handing-out-condoms-at-illinois-hobby-lobby-store/
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 23:59:30 +0000
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