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The Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments next week in the deeply divisive \u201cHobby Lobby case.\u201d The religious owners of the craft chain, and other plaintiffs, say the Affordable Care Act, violates their religious freedom by requiring them to buy certain kinds of contraception insurance for their employees. What limits should there be, if any, on persons, including owners of corporations, claiming a religious exemption from Federal law?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Supreme Court on Tuesday hears arguments in a deeply divisive case: What limits should there be, if any, on owners of corporations claiming a religious exemption from federal law? 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