Update: On July 16 the U.S. Senate voted against considering S. 2578, a bill empowering the federal government to override the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and other federal conscience laws when it mandates including any “item or service” in health plans. On June 30,

Pennsylvania Catholic Conference Encouraged by Favorable U.S. Supreme Court Religious Liberty Decision “[R]eason recognizes that religious freedom is a fundamental right of man, reflecting his highest dignity, that of seeking the truth and adhering to it, and recognizing it as an indi

Regular visitors have read a lot about the way the HHS mandate impacts religious employers, like Catholic charities, hospitals and colleges. But what about small business owners who have religious objections to the mandate that says they must pay for contraception, sterilization and a