RE: So, the SCOTUS sided with Hobby Lobby
June 30, 2014 at 9:07 pm
(This post was last modified: June 30, 2014 at 9:18 pm by Jenny A.)
(June 30, 2014 at 2:57 pm)blackout94 Wrote:That's the point. The court found that because Hobby Lobby is owned by only a very few shareholders who share the same religious views,(June 30, 2014 at 2:53 pm)Jenny A Wrote: Actually, that part I get. They mean a corporation owned by a very small like-minded group of people can have a religious orientation. Hobby Lobby is entirely family owned.
But one thing is the orientation of the people another thing is the collective entity. The entity is formed by the people but both are separate. Objection of conscience can happen if a particular employer is against something, but the whole corporation can't be religious biased. Associations and foundations can, but corporations and enterprises can't, usually they search for profit only.
it has 1st Amendment religious rights because the owners do. It doesn't mean that GM or Apple has religious rights because they are publicly traded and so the shareholders change all the time and do not have a united religious point of view.
I don't mind the idea that the owners of closely held corporations have 1st Amendment rights. I do mind the idea that for profit companies or business owners can get away without paying for legally mandated employee benefits just because they object to them on religious grounds.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.