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Britain
Christians have no right to refuse to work on Sundays, judge rules
2012-12-30
They will not stop until Christianity and Western civilization, both, are utterly gutted.
A new ruling by a High Court judge - the first on the issue in nearly a decade - says that Christians have no right to decline working on Sunday as it is not a "core component" of their beliefs.

The judgment - which upholds an earlier decision - means that individual Christians do not have any protection from being fired for not working on Sundays.

Campaigners said the decision puts Christians at a disadvantage to other religions and means the judiciary are deciding what the core beliefs of Christians can be, which they say is an interference in the right to practise religion.
Let the progressives in America have their way and you'll see them define the core beliefs of Christianity right out of existence.
Posted by:lotp

#6  Hobby Lobby didn't lose. They just weren't granted an injunction against Federal Penalties, which they say they'll ignore anyway. Sotomayor handed that down. Their case will still be heard.
Posted by: Charles   2012-12-30 22:02  

#5  Try telling the Muslims that they cannot worship as they please. Maybe the Christians should get more militant in their beliefs.
Posted by: JohnQC   2012-12-30 10:15  

#4  Hobby Lobby lost, but in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals another company won. The religious objection to the mandate is going to be argued in the Supreme Court one way or another:

Late yesterday afternoon, the Seventh Circuit granted an emergency injunction against the HHS mandate — preventing its enforcement against an Illinois business and its owners. My colleagues at the ACLJ represent Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc., a family-owned, full-service construction contractor. The company is located in Highland, Ill., and employs about 90 workers.

The brief opinion is worth a read in its entirety, but two parts stand out. First, the court disagreed with the Tenth CircuitÂ’s recent decision rejecting Hobby LobbyÂ’s request for a similar injunction. ... Second, the court distinguished Justice SotomayorÂ’s recent decision not to grant Hobby Lobby emergency relief, rightly noting that Justice Sotomayor applied a much different standard ...
Posted by: trailing wife   2012-12-30 10:08  

#3  no right to decline working on Sunday as it is not a "core component"

#4 in the Judeo-Christian Rule Book:

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work.
Posted by: Glenmore   2012-12-30 09:24  

#2  But no doubt Muslims get all their [un]holy days off. Plus at least an hour each day to prey.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2012-12-30 08:23  

#1  Here in Obamaland this week, the Supremes threw out the 'Hobby Lobby' suite over insurance funding for the birth control pill. No longer matters what your personal desires or Christian beliefs are, you must remain silent and eat the Gov't provided biscuits.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-12-30 04:54  

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