Federal Government Temporarily Agrees Not To Enforce ObamaCare Mandate Against Faith-Based Minnesota Car Dealership


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Federal Government Temporarily Agrees Not To Enforce ObamaCare Mandate

Against Faith-Based Minnesota Car Dealership

HASTINGS, Minn., March 24, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today,

attorneys from Liberty Institute and Minnesota volunteer attorneys

Kathryn Nash and Meghann Kantke announced that the Federal government

temporarily agreed not to enforce the so-called, "contraceptive

mandate" against two Hastings, Minnesota car dealerships-Hastings

Automotive, Inc. and Hastings Chrysler Center-and their owner, Doug

Erickson. Last week's ruling by the Minnesota district court

reiterated the Federal government's agreement not to enforce the

ObamaCare Mandate against Erickson in violation of his religious

conscience in the operation of his business. Erickson operates his

businesses according to the principles of his Christian faith.

"We are grateful that the United States Department of Justice agreed

to temporarily refrain from enforcing a portion of the law that we

believe would force Mr. Erickson to give up his freedom when doing

business," said Jeremy Dys, Senior Counsel for Liberty Institute. "We

hope the Supreme Court of the United States will agree that every

American should be free to live and work according to their beliefs

and without fear of punishment by their government."

Last week's ruling [Follow link:

http://www.libertyinstitute.org/document.doc?id=136] provides

temporary relief for Erickson's business at least until after the

Supreme Court of the United States rules in the much-anticipated Hobby

Lobby case. Arguments in the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood

Specialties cases will be held tomorrow, on March 25, 2014. How the

Supreme Court rules in those cases will ultimately determine whether

the Federal government will be required to continue to respect the

First Amendment rights of family-owned businesses like Erickson's or

require them to violate conscience in order to do business.

Liberty Institute is a national nonprofit legal group dedicated to

defending and restoring religious liberty across America - in our

schools, for our churches, inside our military and throughout the

public arena. Liberty's vision is to reestablish religious liberty in

accordance with the principles of our Founding Fathers. For

information, visit www.LibertyInstitute.org.

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