Obamacare
U.S. asks Supreme Court to review Hobby Lobby’s birth control mandate challenge
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — September 20, 2013
(RNS) Hobby Lobby’s lawsuit has been one of the most high profile of 60-some cases involving the Obama administration's contraceptive mandate. The arts and crafts chain was founded by David Green, “the biblical billionaire backing the evangelical movement.”
Partisan fighting spells trouble for church insurance under Obamacare
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 8, 2013
(RNS) House Republicans have voted 40 times to repeal Obamacare, so observers see little hope of passing a bill to fix a gap in health care reform that poses problems for clergy in church insurance plans.
COMMENTARY: Refusing service in the name of religion is never acceptable
By Nancy K. Kaufman — July 17, 2013
(RNS) Refusal to serve -- using religion to discriminate -- isn't new. The idea that any service could be denied based on religious conviction didn't survive the civil rights revolution and should not be revived now.
Poll: Most Americans say employers should cover contraception
By Daniel Burke — December 3, 2012
(RNS) Most Americans believe employers -- even religious ones -- should provide contraception coverage for their employees, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research. By Daniel Burke.
Court says Catholic businessman can fight contraception mandate
By Robert Patrick / St. Louis Post-Dispatch — November 29, 2012
ST. LOUIS (RNS) A federal appeals court in St. Louis on Wednesday temporarily blocked the enforcement of the 2010 health care reform law's contraception mandate while a St. Louis business owner appeals a lower court's ruling. By Robert Patrick.
Mitt Romney ad says President Obama launched ‘war on religion’
By Shira Schoenberg / The Republican — August 10, 2012
(RNS) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused Democratic President Barack Obama of launching a “war on religion” in a television ad released Thursday. By Shira Schoenberg.
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