Religious Freedom Restoration Act

In recent years, society has become increasingly vigilant of our rights as human beings, and generally more accepting of those marginalized and placed under false stigmas. However, the pursuit of freedom has welcomed those who believe their freedoms are restricted by allowing others to have the same privileges as them to have these "rights" protected by the government. This has led to a false sense of entitlement to discriminate against others, and turned the movement into something entirely…

outlined in the Bible, they were against any form of contraception. They believed that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring them to provide contraception was a violation of their right to practice whatever religion as well as a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby Stores). The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, also known as the RFRA, states that the government can not place a huge burden…

preventative care coverage, including methods of contraception. There were some exceptions where religious facilities and organizations are exempt from these requirements. After the Hobby Lobby case, the department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created some accommodations for certain non-profit organizations stating that they may opt out from providing contraceptive coverage by certifying their religious objection. By receiving the certification, they will be opted out from funding the…

topic of birth control based on religious and political orientation, among other factors. The debate about whether businesses should support contraceptive coverage within their employee healthcare plans has been belabored since…

Do you like having the freedom to worship in whatever you believe in? Like all seven billion people on planet earth most people do not like being told what to do. In this case going against the faith of The Little Sisters of the Poor. The little sisters had sued under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act over the birth control mandate in Obama care. Obama care says that organizations had to give their employees contraceptives and the little sisters of the poor being a catholic organization…

Chapter Four, Legal Religion, talks about how religion freedoms are handled under the law. Sullivan expresses that religious ideas are free to be thought, however when put into practice, religious beliefs can be limited by the government. She talks about the difficulties presented by the American Legal system, for example the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which claim to protect varying religious beliefs, but in turn discriminate against religions not of the unsaid Protestant majority.…

company Hobby Lobby, Incorporated. This large chain has over 500 stores and more than 13,000 full-time employees. Hobby Lobby is a closely held, private for-profit company. In 2010, there was a mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that required companies with more than fifty full-time employees to provide female employees with well woman checkups, as well as access to contraception, without any cost sharing requirements. Hobby Lobby was willing to provide all of these…

For thousands of couples across the United States, the ability for them to be married to their significant other is made impossible due to laws that prevent it because of their sexual orientation. These legitimate couples, many of whom have been together for years, are prevented from having their relationships be recognized by law as valid, and facing discrimination in other forms from others. While the trend lately has undoubtedly been shifting in favor of gay marriage, with over half of the…

Religious freedom is one of the rights explicitly protected by our country’s Constitution. In the First Amendment, any establishment of a state sponsored religion or restriction on the free practice of an individual’s religion is specifically prohibited. Despite this specificity, there are still many controversies that have risen concerning this fundamental freedom. There have been many debates throughout this nation’s history, over the definition of this freedom and issues concerning…

A religious freedom bill that says pastors cannot be forced to preside over same-sex marriages, and can hire or fire employees on the basis of their religious beliefs was passed by the Georgia General Assembly on March 16. The bill, which is being criticized by opponents as too discriminatory, now moves to the state's Republican governor Nathan Deal. The "Free Exercise Protection Act" also dubbed as 'Religious Liberty Bill,' has to be signed by Deal to be made into a law. The governor had…