A Recent Supreme Court Decision

By Whaid G. Rose

“In case you haven’t already heard, I’m happy to report that the US Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of religious freedom in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. Burwell is secretary of Health and Human Services. Hobby Lobby is one of the nation’s leading arts and crafts retailers, owned and operated by Christians (David and Barbara Green of Oklahoma) who said “no” to a Health and Human Services mandate that requires the provision of insurance coverage for life-terminating drugs and devices. The Greens took their case all the way to the nation’s highest court in defense of their right to operate their family-owned business on the basis of their deeply held religious convictions. And on June 30, the Supreme Court ruled in their favor in a 5–4 vote…”

(this article is an excerpt from the Sept-Oct 2014 edition of the Sabbath Sentinel)

To read the rest of this article, which starts on page 20, click this link: https://biblesabbath.org/media/TSS_Sept-Oct-2014_569.pdf