The
Obama administration is being handed a lesson in Christianity 101 as religious
leaders rise up to condemn an Obamacare requirement that forces religious
organizations to pay for abortifacents or face crippling financial penalties.
“Christian
doctrine states it is a sin for a Christian to enable or aid another in doing
what the Christian believes to be sin,” states a brief filed with the U.S.
Supreme Court by a coalition of dozens of prominent Protestant theologians,
African-American pastors and participants in the Manhattan Declaration.
Dozens
of lawsuits have been filed over the requirement in the Affordable Health Care
Act that employers pay for abortifacents. Two cases, involving Hobby Lobby and
Conestoga Woods, are pending for review before the Supreme Court.
Even
members of Congress have weighed in against the provision, which effectively
forces Christians to violate their faith by participating in the killing of
unborn children.
A
brief submitted by the
Institute for Faith, Work & Economics, which was joined by Rick
Warren, Wayne Grudem, Bishop Harry Jackson, Ravi Zacharias and dozens more,
explains that Christian doctrine governs a person’s life, not just a behavior
during a short time at church on Sundays.
It
also contends Obamacare “substantially burdens” the free exercise of religion.
“This
case throws into sharp relief the problems that can arise when the Christian
doctrine of work is not properly understood,” sand IFWE Executive Director Hugh
Whelchel. “We as Christians cannot compartmentalize our faith from the work we
do every day, whether we’re a pastor, a plumber, or business leader. The Bible
teaches that all of life is integrated and matters to God. This fundamental
doctrine needs to be preached more often in our churches as well as understood
in our courts.”
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