Catholic business owners who beat back ObamaCare denied award from Denver

[mad1]

The Catholic owners of a Colorado-based business won an injunction recently against implementing an ObamaCare mandate -- only to be denied a proclamation now from the Denver City Council.

Hercules Industries, a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning manufacturer which employs 300 workers and has been in business in the Mile-High City for 50 years, was to be honored with a “Good Citizenship Award." The laurel was in recognition of contributions to the community, including the historic restoration of company headquarters and, ironically, its “generous employee health care coverage.”

But the award was taken away after the owners of Hercules Industries, the Newland family, won the court injunction which said that they did not have to start providing employees with coverage that included abortion-inducing drugs, contraception and sterilization. As with several companies and colleges around the nation, the family that runs Hercules claimed that the mandates force them to violate their own religious beliefs.

“The power of politicians should not be used for partisan retribution," Newland said. "The merits of Hercules [Industries] should stand on their own. This proclamation acknowledges our success and should of gone forward, but it didn’t for their personal reasons and their own beliefs.”

State lawmakers responded to the controversy by issuing their own proclamation for Hercules Industries.

Catholic business owners who beat back ObamaCare denied award from Denver | Fox News

[tony_j15]

So you think companies should be awarded for forcing their religious beliefs on their employees?

[Epidemic]

So a company noted for being good to it's employees, that provides excellent health care benefits should be punished because they exclude an insignifigant benefit worth 5 to 15 dollars per month? A benefit that all employees knew was not going to be provided when they chose to work for the company?

[tony_j15]

Punished? What punishment?

And you might want to very carefully re-think calling contraception an "insignificant benefit." That's an Akin.

[mad1]

So you think companies should be awarded for forcing their religious beliefs on their employees?

Should they be penalized for not bowing to the Obama policies?

[mad1]

Punished? What punishment?

And you might want to very carefully re-think calling contraception an "insignificant benefit." That's an Akin.

Was this part of the medical package prior to Obamacare?

[tony_j15]

Should they be penalized for not bowing to the Obama policies?

What penalty? You're getting your panties up in a wad because they aren't getting a certificate. Boo hoo.
If they want to be religious extremists with wacky views on birth control, that is entirely their right according to the court it would seem. But don't expect to get a sticker for it.

[Chuckiechan]

There are several counties with cities close to Denver. They should open up a satellite branch, and start gradually moving.

The city should be proud and unpolitical in appreciating a company with such a large payroll.

They won't appreciate it until they have closed.

[mad1]

What penalty? You're getting your panties up in a wad because they aren't getting a certificate. Boo hoo.
If they want to be religious extremists with wacky views on birth control, that is entirely their right according to the court it would seem. But don't expect to get a sticker for it.

Is that the best you have to offer to a discussion?

[tony_j15]

I'm sorry if my rational and completely logical statements don't meet your criteria for this thread. Feel free to point out any exact issues you have then bring forward reasons, facts, and explanations.