Little Sisters of the Poor Join First Class-Action Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate
1st October 2013
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The Little Sisters’ ministry of caring for the elderly poor does not fall within the Obama administration’s narrow exemption for “religious employers.” On January 1, 2014, the Sisters will face IRS fines unless they violate their faith by hiring an insurer to provide their employees with contraceptives and abortifacients.
“These women just want to take care of the elderly poor without being forced to violate the faith that animates their work,” said Mark Rienzi, Senior Counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. “The money they collect should be used to care for the poor like it always has – and not to pay the IRS.”
Sounds reasonable to me. But of course when is the government ever reasonable?