Why liberals should cheer the Hobby Lobby decision

Genuine liberalism is capable of accommodating a multitude of viewpoints, even on contentious issues like contraception

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The Supreme Court's 5–4 decision in the Hobby Lobby case — giving certain corporations an exemption under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate — is a travesty, an outrage, a monumental setback for the rights and reproductive health of women.

At least that's what many liberals are saying.

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Damon Linker

Damon Linker is a senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also a former contributing editor at The New Republic and the author of The Theocons and The Religious Test.