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Washington D.C., Jan 2, 2013 \/ 01:55 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby says it is willing to pay fines of $1.3 million per day to follow its owners\u2019 religious beliefs, which conflict with the federal mandate that requires coverage of abortion-inducing drugs.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe company will continue to provide health insurance to all qualified employees,\u201d said Kyle Duncan, general counsel for The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which is representing Hobby Lobby in the case.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cTo remain true to their faith, it is not their intention, as a company, to pay for abortion-inducing drugs,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\tHobby Lobby\u2019s founder and CEO, David Green, has said that his family \u2013 which has owned the company since its 1972 founding \u2013 will continue seeking to serve God through their business decisions.<\/p>\n

\tIn addition to making significant charitable donations, the company closes all of its stores on Sundays so that its employees can have time to worship and rest with their families.<\/p>\n

\tHowever, the Greens\u2019 ability to run their company in accordance with their religious beliefs is being threatened by the contraception mandate, which was finalized by the Department of Health and Human Services in Jan. 2012.<\/p>\n

\tThe mandate requires employers, regardless of their religious convictions, to provide health insurance plans that cover sterilization and contraception, including some drugs that can cause early abortions. As Christians, the Greens are opposed to facilitating any type of abortion, including those caused by \u201cmorning after\u201d and \u201cweek after\u201d pills.<\/p>\n

\tHobby Lobby is one of more than 100 plaintiffs that have sued over the mandate, arguing that it violates the First Amendment\u2019s religious freedom protections.<\/p>\n

\tThe federal government has argued that the owners of \u201csecular, for-profit\u201d companies cannot exercise freedom of religion in their business decisions.<\/p>\n

\tBoth a district court and the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Hobby Lobby\u2019s request for an injunction to block the mandate from taking effect while the lawsuit works its way through the court system.<\/p>\n

\tThe company then made an emergency injunction appeal to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

\tOn Dec. 26, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor \u2013 who is responsible for hearing emergency requests from the 10th Circuit \u2013 denied the appeal, saying that the case did not meet the extreme standard necessary for the nation\u2019s highest court to intervene.<\/p>\n

\tThe Greens can now continue their appeal before the federal appellate court. However, because they were not granted an injunction, they are subject to fines of more than $1 million per day \u2013 beginning Jan. 1 \u2013 so that they can follow their consciences while their case is being considered.<\/p>\n

\tDuncan emphasized that the case is not over.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe Supreme Court merely decided not to get involved in the case at this time,\u201d he said. \u201cIt left open the possibility of review after their appeal is completed in the Tenth Circuit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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