Archbishop Charles J. Chaput issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties cases on Monday, June 30. Read more about it here.
The outcome of the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Products cases is heartening. The decision appears to reaffirm the founding fathers’ vision of a country where religious believers may live out their convictions in everyday life without undue government interference or coercion.
On behalf of the charitable entities affiliated with our Archdiocese and the Archdiocese itself, we hope that today’s decision will have a positive impact on our own pending litigation related to the HHS mandate.
In our country, no person and no organization grounded in religious conviction should be forced to choose between complying with the law and violating their religious beliefs.
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Jesus made it clear that we must be wary of the evil one! Is God the author or inspiration of the governments’ attack on religious freedom or is God the inspiration and author of religious freedom? If God, have no ear for the evil inspiration that atacks His Word! The war against God continues and listen to His Church and stop trying to reconcile the kingdom of darkenss with God!