Friday Interview: Obamacare and Religious Liberty
RALEIGH — The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled recently that an Oklahoma City-based company, Hobby Lobby, could proceed with a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate linked to Obamacare. The mandate requires companies to provide insurance covering birth control. Hobby Lobby’s owners contend the mandate violates their religious liberty. Months before appellate judges handed down their decision, the John Locke Foundation and Federalist Society listened to a presentation on Obamacare and religious liberty from Eric Kniffin, legal counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which has worked with Hobby Lobby. Kniffin discussed the health care law’s impact on religious liberty with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.