“We didn’t pick the fight,” Green explained. “We never imagined we’d sue our own government. We love our country. But the mandate requires us to become abortion providers, which goes against our conscience.” Green said his firm would “not provide abortive drugs for free and won’t prevent employees from accessing those drugs.”

Hobby Lobby President Steve Green defended his firm’s litigation against the Obamacare HHS contraceptive/abortifacient mandate in remarks to the Religion Newswriters Association (RNA) on September 26.

“We didn’t pick the fight,” Green explained. “We never imagined we’d sue our own government. We love our country. But the mandate requires us to become abortion providers, which goes against our conscience.”

Green said his firm would “not provide abortive drugs for free and won’t prevent employees from accessing those drugs.”

As the lawsuit heads toward the U.S. Supreme Court, he said his firm is not slowing and is opening 37 new stores this year, hoping to open 70 next year.

Green was speaking to RNA in Austin, Texas about his family’s plans to open a Bible museum in Washington, DC to house and display 40,000 biblical artifacts.

“There’s probably nothing else like this book that can unite us,” Green said, noting that 94 percent of American households have a Bible.

Green said the museum’s purpose is not to advocate a particular perspective: “If you hear we’re interested in imposing our faith, that’s a false accusation.” He said “religious freedom finds its roots in this book,” which asserts that “God gave us choice.”

“Because this country has followed the principles of this book that’s why this country has been a success,” Green said.

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