A Religious Freedom Victory was finally scored in an American court-finally some good news for once on the political front of the fruited plains.....
"Another employer in the United States has succeeded in moves to stop enforcement of the controversial HHS mandate by filing an emergency motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on the grounds of the mandate’s violation of the employer’s First Amendment religious rights.
The Health and Human Services (HHS) federal mandate requires employers of religious institutions to be legally required to pay for insurance that provides abortion-inducing drugs, contraception, and sterilization procedures to employees.
Dominos Pizza founder Tom Monaghan won the bid for an emergency order to stop enforcement of the heavily opposed mandate. The mandate, which is part of the Affordable Care Act and took effect Jan. 1, 2013, also requires employers to educate their employees on using such drugs.
The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) filed the motion late last week and U.S. District Judge Lawrence Zatkoff ruled in favor of the motion, citing the government’s failure to “satisfy its burden of showing that its actions were narrowly tailored to serve a compelling interest.”
According to a report by LifeNews, Attorney Erin Mersino – in a strongly worded brief — accused the Obama administration of “blatant violations of Monaghan’s constitutional rights to the Free Exercise of Religion and Free Speech guaranteed by the Constitution as well as a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993.” ZenitNews
"Another employer in the United States has succeeded in moves to stop enforcement of the controversial HHS mandate by filing an emergency motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on the grounds of the mandate’s violation of the employer’s First Amendment religious rights.
Dominos Pizza founder Tom Monaghan won the bid for an emergency order to stop enforcement of the heavily opposed mandate. The mandate, which is part of the Affordable Care Act and took effect Jan. 1, 2013, also requires employers to educate their employees on using such drugs.
The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) filed the motion late last week and U.S. District Judge Lawrence Zatkoff ruled in favor of the motion, citing the government’s failure to “satisfy its burden of showing that its actions were narrowly tailored to serve a compelling interest.”
According to a report by LifeNews, Attorney Erin Mersino – in a strongly worded brief — accused the Obama administration of “blatant violations of Monaghan’s constitutional rights to the Free Exercise of Religion and Free Speech guaranteed by the Constitution as well as a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993.” ZenitNews
Now the Lord is the Spirit,
and where the Spirit of the Lord is,
there is freedom.
2 Corinthians 3:17 NRSV
