Thanks for the awesome reply. There's no doubt that this decision is problematic. I am however concerned by the way this is ultimately being presented. An employee of an organisation that claims the religious exception would be quite likely to believe that their plan did not cover the stated methods of contraception, when in fact it does, it's just paid for by a different entity. I feel that left-leaning elements in the media are therefore doing women a great disservice by reporting on this decision the way they are.
Depends if you're listening to sound bite media, or if you're reading more in depth reporting. If it;s sound bite media (e.g. cable news), then you're probably going to be misinformed on many more issues than just Hobby Lobby, I'm afraid. Left and Right leaning media have been doing all of us a disservice for a long time. When yellow journalism reigns, all we get are ad sales packaged as newsworthy information.
While I have to agree with you in general, it seems to me that reporters have really dropped the ball on this. I think I read and listen pretty widely but I haven't heard this point mentioned anywhere. (This is really the reason why I decided to post.. ) I hate to admit it but it appears that the goal of raising outrage seems to have overtaken good reporting even on what I would consider more enlightened and non-partisan outlets.