A Smattering of Thought

I recently stumbled upon some articles that have caused me to step back and contemplate our current state of government verses religious organizations.   In an interview with Kyle Duncan, counsel for the Beckett Foundation (Hobby Lobby) with Kathryn Jean Lopez of the National Review Online, Lopez asks, “ What is the government arguing when it says Hobby Lobby   is looking to become a law unto itself ? What is the Obama administration arguing here and is it consistent with it posture toward religious liberty ? ” Kyle responds,  " The administration’s arguments in this case are shocking. Here’s what they are saying: once someone starts a “secular” business, he categorically loses any right to run that business in accordance with his conscience. The business owner simply leaves her First Amendment rights at home when she goes to work at the business she built. Kosher butchers around the country must be shocked to find that they now run “secular” businesses. " K...