Words escape me; all I can come up with is: AMEN, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN AND AMEN AGAIN!!!
The United States Supreme Court has issued a ruling that a group of Catholic Nuns will not have to comply with the contraception mandate in ObamaCare while their lawsuit plays out in the court.
The court ordered the group, the Little Sisters of the Poor, to inform the Department of Health and Human Services in writing that they will not comply with the requirement under the health care law that employers must offer contraceptive coverage. If the group does so, the court says the injunction allowing them reprieve from the mandate will stand until the case reaches its final conclusion and is completely resolved.
The stay issued by Justice Sonia Sotomayor would last until a federal appeals court rules on the nuns’ appeal. The nuns argue in their lawsuit that the contraceptive coverage requirement violates their religious beliefs. To get around the mandate, they claim they’d have to sign a “permission slip” authorizing others to provide contraceptives and “abortion drugs” or pay a catastrophically high fine.
Lawyers for the nuns argue that even signing the certification form, or permission slip, would violate the Nuns’ religious beliefs.
While it is not a final ruling, it is a step in the correct direction and we thank the Justice for a Godly and wise decision in this matter, albeit only temporary.
We ask all to continue their prayers for these courageous Nuns in their battle with Goliath.
You may read my original posting on this matter by clicking here: https://fggam.org/little-sisters-of-the-poor-doing-gods-work-and-fighting-goliath/