From what I read and hear, the issue at hand is Hobby Lobby, an
American For Profit Corporation, feeling unduly charged with a potential
penalty for not wanting to cover some specific medical items,
procedures and prescription drugs for its women employees, due to the
founders Religious and Moral beliefs. They apparently are upset by our
United States Government, who voted in the Affordable Care Act BTW,
which regulates employers on company “supported” health care. The basis
given for this tremendous outlay of our tax dollars is that their Moral
and Religious values, ideas and opinions are being trampled by the law.
The items at issue are all Physician ordered, or suggested and
medically & FDA approved birth control medications and treatments,
specifically the IUD and the Morning After Pill – not just abortion.
Hobby Lobby or any For Profit business in the USA who wants to play the
Moral and Religion card regarding their business which survives in
America, with I’m guessing, documented America employees and approved
American suppliers, in my opinion needs to NOT be hypocritical. By being
a huge financial buyer and supporter of China and Chinese goods that’s
to me what they are.
If in fact, Hobby Lobby is so righteous, they should support American
companies, and sell America goods and support our own country that
needs jobs. I feel the same about good old Sam Walton’s WalMart.
Remember when their tag line was “American Made”? Why do I say this?
China is known to be one of the largest developed countries in our
world. They have pretty poor morals in my opinion. For eons the Chinese
government forced abortions on their female citizens and killed babies
that were newly born ALIVE into a family who already had one child. This
simply was and is to control their people and keep their desired
population in check, no remorse on their part. Remember, one child per
couple? Now for me, that’s horrible government interference.
Seems Hobby Lobby is being a bit hypocritical doesn’t it? They don’t
have any problem buying and selling products from China. I’m not going
to talk sweat shops and slave labor here. For me means Hobby Lobby is
financially supporting all of those senseless murders of babies and
embryo’s, and financially helping the Chinese government to
systematically take newborn babies from their mothers and fathers and
then killing those babies. China even will take the time to track down
the families who have tried to hide the second child. It’s pretty common
knowledge that China as a whole, at least what we read and hear on the
news and from people who have visited there, that the Chinese government
has blatantly abused its citizens in an amoral and non-Christian
fashion. They just make cheap goods that Hobby Lobby can sell and make a
huge profit.
Hobby Lobby doesn’t seem to have any problem paying for mens
medications and medical services that I’ve heard about. Penis Pumps, any
erectile dysfunction services or Viagra, all for men don’t seem to be
an issue. How do they feel about Vasectomies by choice? That kills sperm
and prevents millions of potential babies from being conceived and
born. Vasectomies are birth control for men. Why aren’t we hearing about
them being up in arms over that surgery?
I’m sure the owners of Hobby Lobby are nice enough people. But
couldn’t they put more good use of their time, talents and fortune into
creating an American factory to employ thousands of workers making a
living wage instead? The financial gain and dribble effect of a huge
manufacturing company would be amazing to our country. As my mama said,
“Sometimes you have to cut your losses and move on kiddo”. That’s my
suggestion.
Don’t waste our taxpayer money on an endless battle of wits with our
government. If you want the law changed, then hire those lobbyists and
elect those politicians. What happens next, if a For Profit company
plays the Moral & Religion card about gays, elderly folks, other
cultures, people with disabilities, what about diabetics? It would be
endless.
We as a country have such larger issues to address with our lack of
good paying job, loss of manufacturing, homelessness, poverty, polluted
drinking water, violence, child sex trafficking, animal abuse and on and
on. This whole fight from Hobby Lobby has nothing to do with Free
Speech, Morals or Religion.
This fight, that is about creating a bigger divide in our nation on a
few hot topics. For me this is an example of a rich family and For
Profit company with a strong, right wing agenda out to test the
political waters and social values of our country by simply bullying our
Supreme Court to make a decision where no one will win.
We seems to now live in a very vocal, critical, media driven society
in the USA. Whoever has the most money like the squeaky wheel, gets
heard, at the expense of the rest of us. Hobby Lobby has already “won”
with incredible gains in their name recognition, free advertising on
this case and maybe even share profits. So a few people win with them.
Personally, I’d love to see them spend more time trying to unify this
great nation of ours, leading by example of Godliness, gratitude and
acceptance rather by judgmentally pushing the envelope and creating a
more negative environment with their holier than thou attitudes. Render
unto Cesar that which is Cesar’s, and unto God that which is Gods. Yes, I
can quote scripture when needed.
If you’d like to pay me for my opinion, let me know and I’ll send you
my mailing address! It’s America, I can ask for what I want too!