“Since 2012, the Department of Labor has been investigating the Mormon sect over allegations that church leaders ordered children to be removed from school to harvest pecans on a private ranch, without pay, for up to eight hours a day.
Church member Vergel Steed refused to answer basic questions about the investigation in a January deposition, on the grounds that divulging information related to the church violated his religious vows. Last Thursday, U.S. District Judge David Sam ruled that Steed could not be forced to answer the investigators’ questions about the Mormon sect or its leaders.
Citing the Supreme Court’s June ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, which allows closely held corporations to opt out of providing contraception coverage for their employees based on religious objections, Sam argued that forcing Steed to answer the Labor Department’s questions would place a “substantial burden” on his religious beliefs.”
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I read the headline of this article and then I read the short write up below the video. Both act as though this is about the Mormon church not a fundamentalist splinter group. Transparency is key to good reporting, please don’t encourage people to confuse this with real Mormons. I don’t call you Fox news and only later reveal that what I meant was Fox was “news” first and you’re just a splinter group. Plus you used a photograph from a General Conference from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints as the video snapshot. Someone secretly hates Mormons and possibly all religious institutions. Transparency, fix this….stop worrying about your damn webpage
The Dark Ages are trying to make a comeback.