True Discernment

from Conservative Tribune:

It’s official. In a landmark 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby in a huge victory forreligious liberty.

The majority opinion was written by Justice Samuel Alito. As usual, Justice Anthony Kennedy was the deciding vote in the case.

This is a massive blow to Obama and the liberals who think religious liberty should only operate on their terms.

The Court held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act applies to closely-held for-profit corporations and thus they could not be forced to violate their religious beliefs by the government.

The contraceptive mandate placed a “substantial burden” on Hobby Lobby’s exercise of religion, making it a violation of RFRA.

RFRA was passed with three dissenting votes in all of Congress.

You can read the Court’s opinion here.

Fantastic. We agree completely with the Court’s decision. Obama continues to lose big time at our nation’s highest court, showing that he really has zero regard for what the Constitution says.

This sets a clear precedent: The federal government must respect the individual consciences of business owners. Forcing them to pay for things that they consider deeply immoral is abhorrent… it’s exactly what the Framers wanted to keep from happening when the First Amendment was ratified.