FRC Plans #HobbyLobby Day March 29

The Family Research Council wants to re-create Mike Huckabee's “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” [1] – this time for craft store Hobby Lobby. FRC is encouraging Americans to participate in a #HobbyLobbyDay on March 29th via social media and shopping.

Hobby Lobby recently challenged the Obama administration’s contraception mandate [2], which forces employers to provide abortion-inducing drugs for employees regardless of religious belief. The Hobby Lobby chain, which boasts over 640 stores, faces $1.3 million per day or $475 million per year in fines for failure to comply.

Last Tuesday, March 25, the U. S. Supreme Court heard arguments [3] from Hobby Lobby [4] and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp [5]., both owned by Christian families. The decision will be released later this summer.

The FRC Action Facebook invite, [6]which already boasts over 21,600 participants and over 109,400 invited, urges Americans to “show your support” for Hobby Lobby and Conestoga by “joining and sharing #HobbyLobbyDay!” 

FRC Action lists [6] the following ways to partake in the campaign:

1. Change your profile photo to show your support: http://ow.ly/uIQEP [7]

2. Shop Hobby Lobby or hobbylobby.com [8] on March 29th and say "thank you" with a card from your family: http://ow.ly/uMUH5 [9]

3. Share a picture of your shopping trip using #HobbyLobbyDay hashtag on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram."

The event is a continuation of FRC’s focus on religious freedom. Although misreported by the media [10], FRC along with the Alliance Defending Freedom commissioned a poll [10] published on Nov. 25, which showed 59 percent of likely voters opposing forcing employers to pay for employee insurance plans covering contraceptives and abortifacient drugs.