Today is Hobby Lobby Appreciation Day, and as Twitchy reported yesterday, tens of thousands used Facebook to express support for the event and for religious freedom.
https://twitter.com/Br3tTsTaRr/status/287604510648594433
http://instagram.com/p/UHBDCdO93g/
Hobby Lobby faces fines of up to $1.3 million per day for refusing to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s emergency contraception mandate. While many companies have obtained Obamacare waivers, the administration refuses to exempt Hobby Lobby based on religious objections to the mandate.
Founder David Green says the requirement “goes against the Biblical principles on which we have run this company since day one.” But courts have argued that Hobby Lobby isn’t entitled to a religious exemption because it’s not a religious organization. Translation: Religious liberty? Religious schmiberty! It’s not like Hobby Lobby has any evidence of its religious underpinnings and deeply-held values.
Oh. Wait:
#HobbyLobby wearing their Christianity on their sleeve. pic.twitter.com/VKicFBE8
— Fr. Stephen Vrazel (@KeytarCatholic) January 5, 2013
So, is Hobby Lobby Appreciation Day a success? While shoppers aren’t seeing the traffic jams and out-the-door lines we saw on Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day last August, Twitter users are reporting crowded parking lots and busy stores.
Parking lot at #HobbyLobby is packed in west St. Louis pic.twitter.com/p5QCPIwD
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) January 5, 2013
.@hobbylobbystore : not an open parking space on the lot … wonder what's up? http://t.co/UHD6oofb pic.twitter.com/PpLRGCNA
— Mark Kelly (@kainos) January 5, 2013
Happy to see a packed parking lot in front of #hobbylobby today!! pic.twitter.com/0CKfTYVE
— DRAIN THE SWAMP!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❤us (@TheresaPagano) January 5, 2013
Just got back from @hobbylobbystore it was crazy packed. Proud to show the small amt I could afford today #HobbyLobby pic.twitter.com/jKLgQQIp
— Andie (@ALF122408) January 5, 2013
#supporthobbylobby The one in Anderson is packed today! @ Hobby Lobby http://t.co/R2G3iQD6
— Charity Yost Reed (@charityyostreed) January 5, 2013
Hobby lobby on beaches in jax was packed!
— Jaime Reif (@rushbaby12) January 5, 2013
Good to hear! RT @sue48nd: @RWBEagle I went to Hobby Lobby today in Bismarck, ND in crappy weather. It was very busy. Clerks were mystified.
— RWBEagle (@RWBEagle) January 5, 2013
Hobby Lobby is packed. Go Christians ???
— Chloe McGath ♡ (@ChloeMcGath) January 5, 2013
Just made a visit to Hobby Lobby…oh my…it was crowded but I scored on some great decorative items for the house
— Mandy Allen (@mandyl_allen) January 5, 2013
#HobbyLobby seemed to be doing a healthy business this morning in Lafayette, IN. #ObamaCare #ReligiousFreedom #teaparty
— Broken (@Brian_Bokenyi) January 5, 2013
Just left Hobby Lobby. Crowded. Didn't buy a lot but spent money we wouldn't have.
— Gregg Bialk (@Popsat610) January 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/DixieSarah17/status/287632111891005441
And remember, consumers can show their support for Hobby Lobby without showing up in person. Many are shopping from the comfort of their own homes.
Since this is Support Hobby Lobby Day, DIY Guy & I are now shopping online at http://t.co/jbPcsi52!
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) January 5, 2013
Just made my online purchases at Hobby Lobby. #HobbyLobby
— Sue Ann (@Sue_Brown) January 5, 2013
There's no Hobby Lobby near me, so I'm going to buy something online. http://t.co/adrG8VLY #HobbyLobbyAppreciationDay
— Amy Payne (@amympayne) January 5, 2013
I bought something online today to support Hobby Lobby. Did you? http://t.co/0bL2U3mS
— Nolo Contendere (@FreshPiffle) January 5, 2013
@Gabby_Hoffman , Unfortunately, none near me, but I just ordered stuff online. Didn't even need it. 🙂 #HobbyLobby
— Verletzt (@Verletzt) January 5, 2013
I did my part: No Hobby Lobby near me. Shop on line @ http://t.co/9mHic7U3 #tcot #freedom
— ❌✝️ American Pitbull ??❌Cult45 (@MelissaRNMBA) January 5, 2013
I just shopped online at Hobby Lobby! $2 shipping today only. Got bandanas & earrings. http://t.co/5UPzWvt2 #ReligiousFreedom
— KARMAJ~TrumpsArmy#45 ???? ⭐⭐⭐ ? ? (@Krm1285A) January 5, 2013
And just because this photo is too precious not to share, we’ll leave you with what may be the cutest little Hobby Lobby supporter.
https://twitter.com/Israelmc/status/287589679958749184
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