November 15, 2026

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Biden Threatens to Overturn Contraceptive Mandate Exemption for Religious Groups

Following Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision allowing religious entities to opt out of covering abortion-causing drugs and contraceptives in violation of their beliefs, Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden pledged to overturn the contraceptive mandate exemption if elected president.

“As disappointing as the Supreme Court’s ruling is, there is a clear path to fixing it: electing a new President who will end Donald Trump’s ceaseless attempts to gut every aspect of the Affordable Care Act,” Biden said in a statement. “If I am elected, I will restore the Obama-Biden policy that existed before the Hobby Lobby ruling: providing an exemption for houses of worship and an accommodation for nonprofit organizations with religious missions.”

“This accommodation will allow women at these organizations to access contraceptive coverage, not through their employer-provided plan, but instead through their insurance company or a third-party administrator,” he added.

However, the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic religious order at the center of the case, has repeatedly stated that authorizing a “third-party administrator” to provide birth control to their employees is still a violation of their beliefs and is not an acceptable compromise. The Obama-era accommodation Biden referenced allowed religious organizations to opt out of paying for birth control, yet the policy still required the organizations to indirectly facilitate a third-party way of providing the drugs to female employees.

Much like Hobby Lobby’s win at the Supreme Court in 2014, which held that the Obama administration’s contraceptive and abortifacient mandate as applied to “closely held” corporations, such as the family-owned craft store, violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Wednesday’s ruling is not likely to end all legal battles for the Little Sisters of the Poor.

“We now send these cases back to the lower courts, where the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey are all but certain to pursue their argument that the current rule is flawed on yet another ground, namely, that it is arbitrary and capricious and thus violates the [Administrative Procedure Act],” wrote Justice Samuel Alito in a concurring opinion.

Alito added: “This will prolong the legal battle in which the Little Sisters have now been engaged for seven years—even though during all this time no employee of the Little Sisters has come forward with an objection to the Little Sisters’ conduct.”

If Biden does take office, his threats could become reality. Since the executive action taken by the Trump administration to create the contraceptive mandate exemption was within its authority, a new president who is unsupportive of the exemption could reverse it.

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, warned, “Even in the courts, religious liberty hangs in the balance. For those who say elections don’t matter in such cases, they need to think again.”

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God’s Ultimate Trump Card: Amid The Tide Of Current Events, The Lord Is Sovereignly In Control

We not only live in perilous times, but also in confusing times. Deception, aided by AI, abounds. We can no longer trust what our eyes see on the news or on social media. On top of that, conflicting reports bombard us every day. For example, what happens next in the war with Iran is anyone’s guess. One day we read reports that an all-out bombing attack is hours away. The next day we hear that’s not going to happen anytime soon. We have no idea of what’s really happening behind the scenes or what to expect next with this war. One thing we do know with absolute certainty is this: God is sovereignly in control of all that will happen.

From Carlson To Mamdani, Americans Must Reject All Modern Renditions Of The Ancient Evil Of Antisemitism

This is a time of testing for the Jewish people, both in America and around the world. The explosion of antisemitism that followed the October 7 atrocities has brought antisemitic violence, harassment, and intimidation to our streets. The situation is far more virulent in Europe, where social cohesion is under greater strain – but even in America, we are seeing politicians excuse, amplify, and even encourage mass displays of antisemitism that have inevitably resulted in a rising tide of violence against our Jewish community.

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‘Unwavering Voice For The Voiceless’: Cissie Graham Lynch Sits for Senate Confirmation Hearing for Religious Freedom Ambassador

The lessons that have shaped her most deeply, she said, came from “sitting with mothers who’ve lost sons and daughters to persecution, listening to pastors who’ve rebuilt their congregations after their churches have been burned, and meeting families driven from their homes because of their beliefs.” Those encounters remain vivid. “I’ve stood in the mass graveyards in northern Iraq,” Lynch said. “I’ve spoken with displaced women in Sudan hiding in the mountains. I’ve met with family members of the 21 Coptic Christians who have been beheaded by ISIS on the shores of Libya. They are not statistics. They have faces, names, and families, and I will carry their stories with me into this role.”

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Following Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision allowing religious entities to opt out of covering abortion-causing drugs and contraceptives in violation of their beliefs, Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden pledged to overturn the contraceptive mandate exemption if elected president.

“As disappointing as the Supreme Court’s ruling is, there is a clear path to fixing it: electing a new President who will end Donald Trump’s ceaseless attempts to gut every aspect of the Affordable Care Act,” Biden said in a statement. “If I am elected, I will restore the Obama-Biden policy that existed before the Hobby Lobby ruling: providing an exemption for houses of worship and an accommodation for nonprofit organizations with religious missions.”

“This accommodation will allow women at these organizations to access contraceptive coverage, not through their employer-provided plan, but instead through their insurance company or a third-party administrator,” he added.

However, the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic religious order at the center of the case, has repeatedly stated that authorizing a “third-party administrator” to provide birth control to their employees is still a violation of their beliefs and is not an acceptable compromise. The Obama-era accommodation Biden referenced allowed religious organizations to opt out of paying for birth control, yet the policy still required the organizations to indirectly facilitate a third-party way of providing the drugs to female employees.

Much like Hobby Lobby’s win at the Supreme Court in 2014, which held that the Obama administration’s contraceptive and abortifacient mandate as applied to “closely held” corporations, such as the family-owned craft store, violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Wednesday’s ruling is not likely to end all legal battles for the Little Sisters of the Poor.

“We now send these cases back to the lower courts, where the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey are all but certain to pursue their argument that the current rule is flawed on yet another ground, namely, that it is arbitrary and capricious and thus violates the [Administrative Procedure Act],” wrote Justice Samuel Alito in a concurring opinion.

Alito added: “This will prolong the legal battle in which the Little Sisters have now been engaged for seven years—even though during all this time no employee of the Little Sisters has come forward with an objection to the Little Sisters’ conduct.”

If Biden does take office, his threats could become reality. Since the executive action taken by the Trump administration to create the contraceptive mandate exemption was within its authority, a new president who is unsupportive of the exemption could reverse it.

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, warned, “Even in the courts, religious liberty hangs in the balance. For those who say elections don’t matter in such cases, they need to think again.”

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God’s Ultimate Trump Card: Amid The Tide Of Current Events, The Lord Is Sovereignly In Control

We not only live in perilous times, but also in confusing times. Deception, aided by AI, abounds. We can no longer trust what our eyes see on the news or on social media. On top of that, conflicting reports bombard us every day. For example, what happens next in the war with Iran is anyone’s guess. One day we read reports that an all-out bombing attack is hours away. The next day we hear that’s not going to happen anytime soon. We have no idea of what’s really happening behind the scenes or what to expect next with this war. One thing we do know with absolute certainty is this: God is sovereignly in control of all that will happen.

From Carlson To Mamdani, Americans Must Reject All Modern Renditions Of The Ancient Evil Of Antisemitism

This is a time of testing for the Jewish people, both in America and around the world. The explosion of antisemitism that followed the October 7 atrocities has brought antisemitic violence, harassment, and intimidation to our streets. The situation is far more virulent in Europe, where social cohesion is under greater strain – but even in America, we are seeing politicians excuse, amplify, and even encourage mass displays of antisemitism that have inevitably resulted in a rising tide of violence against our Jewish community.

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‘Unwavering Voice For The Voiceless’: Cissie Graham Lynch Sits for Senate Confirmation Hearing for Religious Freedom Ambassador

The lessons that have shaped her most deeply, she said, came from “sitting with mothers who’ve lost sons and daughters to persecution, listening to pastors who’ve rebuilt their congregations after their churches have been burned, and meeting families driven from their homes because of their beliefs.” Those encounters remain vivid. “I’ve stood in the mass graveyards in northern Iraq,” Lynch said. “I’ve spoken with displaced women in Sudan hiding in the mountains. I’ve met with family members of the 21 Coptic Christians who have been beheaded by ISIS on the shores of Libya. They are not statistics. They have faces, names, and families, and I will carry their stories with me into this role.”

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