The MN Companies as Plaintiffs in Holly Lobby case

[glinda]

"Eight Minnesota companies were among plaintiffs affected by Monday's Supreme Court ruling that some companies with religious objections can avoid the contraceptives requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Here are the companies."


http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/07/01/hobby-lobby-minnesota-plaintiffs?WT.mc_id=_WT_AUTOGEN_VALUE_

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Thanks. Never heard of any of them, but

it's nice to know whom not to do business with in the future, should the occasion arise.

[dflprincess]

2. It appears that most these ***holes are claiming their "deeply held" Catholic faith as a reason

which, if true, means they oppose all birth control. I also notice it's mostly males in the lawsuit, you'll notice that, except for the one married couple, there does not seem to be as many Catholic women whose "deeply held" beliefs compel them to file suit.

I wonder how far the Society of Friends would get if it filed suit to be exempt from the percent of taxes that go to funding war because of "deeply held" religious beliefs. At least coming from the Quakers it would be believable.

[Randomthought]

3. look at the whole list

most of the companies I probably would never have the occasion to patronize. There was one that surprised me though, Eden Foods. The co-ops carry a number of their products.
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/11/organic_eden_foods_quiet_right_wing_agenda/

[myrna minx]

4. There's an effort to convince our local coops to

cease stocking the Eden Foods. The Wedge is currently resisting. Good to see you Randomthought!



http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/08/1312492/-Eden-Foods-Keep-the-Pressure-On-Store-by-Store-Product-by-Product