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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Hobby Lobby 'Appreciation Day' Scheduled Jan. 5

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is asking supporters to shop at the store any time today, as they face a fine of over $1 million a day for not complying with the "ObamaCare" mandate to provide the morning-after and week-after birth control pill.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is encouraging supporters of Hobby Lobby to shop at the store to "support the Christian owners' fight against the Obama administration's [Health and Human Services] mandate," according to ChristianPost.com.  There are 500 Hobby Lobby stores in the U.S. One is located in Duluth at 5805 State Bridge Road. It is the largest corporation to file suit against the mandate.  Huckabee encouraged a similar effort back in August for Chick-fil-A, when the Christian-owned restaurant chain was mired in controversy over an executive's stance on same-sex marriage.  Will you show your support at Hobby Lobby today? Hobby Lobby is a Christian-owned company that describes itself as a biblically founded business that believes…

James Dunham

9:22 am on Saturday, January 5, 2013

It's the money that's important. I will not be supporting Hobby Lobby, I will never shop there.   more ›

Friday, July 27, 2012

SPEAK OUT: Chick-fil-A Stance on Same Sex Marriage

Atlanta-based restaurant company gains supporter, loses backer. Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee suggests Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day; Muppets cut ties.

The recent controversy over the stance of Chick-fil-A on same-sex marriage has now drawn in Mike Huckabee, the former presidential candidate and Fox TV commentator. Huckabee, also an ordained Southern Baptist minister, has called for Aug. 1 to be Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, and he has set up a Facebook page for that purpose. "The goal is simple: Let's affirm a business that operates on Christian principles and whose executives are willing to take a stand for the Godly values we espouse by simply showing up and eating at Chick Fil-A on Wednesday, August 1," read Huckabee's statement on the Facebook page. Do you support Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day? Share your thoughts. However, the Jim Henson Co., which had worked on creating Muppets …

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