FRC Legislative Assistant Jamie Dangers stated that the HHS "is offering a variation of an old accounting gimmick which still mandates that the Little Sisters of the Poor, Notre Dame, and many other religious non-profits offer coverage with objectionable benefits."
"Instead of requiring them to sign and send a form to their insurer stating their objections, they must now either send the form or notify HHS itself of their moral objections," continued Dangers.
"It's small comfort to know that the government mandates a violation of a religious entity's moral beliefs, and then offers to carry out the violation."
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, an organization that has overseen dozens of lawsuits against the HHS mandate before the final rules were released, likewise opposed the implementation of the final rules....