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Citizens United established that corporations have free speech rights, but do they have religious rights?
Hobby Lobby says that the Affordable Care Act violates the company's religious beliefs, and therefore should be exempt from fines for not following the law.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/hobby-lobby-appeals-birth-control-coverage-mandate/article_2678c83e-99dc-582d-809d-501696c3198a.html
How can a business have religious beliefs? I do not understand their argument.
Hobby Lobby says that the Affordable Care Act violates the company's religious beliefs, and therefore should be exempt from fines for not following the law.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/hobby-lobby-appeals-birth-control-coverage-mandate/article_2678c83e-99dc-582d-809d-501696c3198a.html
The arts-and-crafts chain, based in Oklahoma City, argued that businesses ... should be allowed to seek exception from that section of the health law if it violates their religious beliefs.
How can a business have religious beliefs? I do not understand their argument.
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