Yeah, I know, it's a subject I should stay far away from. But, regardless of how I feel about contraception (I'm a Catholic who thinks the Church's stance on this is a bit dated) or abortion, I'm torn in this particular case. 

As someone against big government, I'm uncomfortable with Congress or even the Supreme Court, deciding these issues for us. Whatever your inclination on this issue, it's hard to dispute that these are deeply personal medical issues. And the government has no business being a part of the conversation.

I'm equally uncomfortable with corporations deciding these issues for us. I'm a believer in the free market, and since it's a private business, it's hard for me to argue against Hobby Lobby offering whatever it wants in the way of benefits and compensation. 

But nothing happens in a vacuum. I have little doubt the company is the beneficiary of a wealth of tax credits, breaks, whatever you want to call them. And would we all support them if they decided to circumvent the issue entirely by suddenly hiring only men? Or only people it considered to be fellow Christians? Or stop offering benefits of any kind? Would even the labor market support those moves?

In theory, if the market's against this particular decision, then it would correct itself accordingly, and the craft chain would suffer a crippling labor shortage. Or its customers would flock to their competitors, forcing them to adapt or go out of business entirely. I've actually touched on this before.

Neither of those look likely. The Green family argues for its religious freedom, but in doing so, it forces their beliefs on its employees, robbing them of their religious freedom. It's practicing its own kind of sharia, saying theirs is more important than yours.

That's always been the tricky thing about religion. It can be tough to draw the line between you exercising yours and infringing on mine.

For me, my faith's also been a deeply personal thing, something else I don't want the government — or someone else — dictating to me.

Let's say Hobby Lobby wins this case. And an employee, God forbid, dies giving birth to a child they were essentially forced to have. Would the company then be liable? Would the surviving family be allowed to sue them for negligence? Or could they even be charged for manslaughter? 

Sounds like a plot ripped from an episode of "Law & Order," I know, but do you really need me to remind you how litigious we are as a society? Is it that hard to picture such a scenario?