Read a June 2, 2014, Religion News Service story about a Public Religion Research Institute poll that shows most Americans favor the contraception mandate.

Read a June 23, 2014, Religion News Service story rounding up various polls that show differing levels of support for each side in the case.

Read a March 25, 2014, essay from The American Conservative‘s Patrick J. Deneen, who decries what he calls “the absurdity of a chain store representing the voice of religion in the defense of life amid an economy and polity that values turning people and nature into things.”

According to LifeWay Research findings released in November 2012, 43 percent of Americans “strongly agreed” and 20 percent “somewhat agreed” that businesses should be required to provide employees with health care coverage that includes contraception at no cost even if it violates the business owners’ religious convictions.

The Coalition to Stop the HHS Mandate, also known as the Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally Coalition, includes more than 100 groups nationwide that say the contraception coverage mandate infringes on religious liberty. The coalition’s website includes a hotlinked list of member organizations.

Read a March 19, 2014, essay by Tracy Fessenden, associate director of the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University, exploring some of the legal points that could sway the court in the Hobby Lobby case.

This March 24, 2013, Religion News Service roundup includes links to a number of articles about the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood cases.

Read a July 9, 2013, Religion News Service story about activists who say religious expression in the U.S. military is being stifled.

This March 15, 2014, article in The Christian Post highlights people who endorse same-sex marriage but say the rights of those who oppose it should be respected too.