Panel discusses impact of Hobby Lobby case in W.Va.

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The Charleston Gazette
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Panel discusses impact of Hobby Lobby case in W.Va.
By Lydia Nuzum, Staff writer

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Gretchen Borchelt looks at it as an issue of self-determination.

“You can’t say how your employee uses their paycheck, just as you shouldn’t be able to tell your employee which benefits they can use as part of the health insurance program,” she said. “It’s a form of compensation, and you can’t dictate to your employees how to use that compensation.”

Ed Rabel can’t understand why it isn’t an issue of constitutional rights.

“Forgive my ignorance, but why isn’t all of this a violation of the First Amendment? I don’t understand how a group professing a faith, or certain religious beliefs, can impose that will on individuals who are subscribing to a law promulgated by the state,” Rabel said....

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