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Hobby Lobby Appreciation Day

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Hobby Lobby 'Appreciation Day' Set for Jan. 5

Mike Huckabee wants supporters to shop at the store today, because it faces a steep fine for not complying with a federal 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 of which is in Athens. This 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 the founder's stance on same-sex marriage.  Will you show your support at Hobby Lobby today? Share your photos here if you visit the store! Hobby Lobby is a Christian-owned company that describes itself as a Biblically …

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