Protest at Laguna Niguel Hobby Lobby draws dozens
By John Wilkinson, The Orange County Register | |
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Between 70 and 100 people joined in the roughly two-hour protest starting at noon, which drew a mixture of curiosity, approval and opposition from onlookers and passers-by.
The protest came in the wake of a
The decision has drawn heated reaction on both sides of the debate, and has included some protests outside
Tuesday's protesters flanked the store's entrance as well as along the
"They brought this on themselves, they brought the
Another one of the organizers,
"They've always been a religious company ... and I don't think they're being phony about that. But I don't think their employees' health care is their business," said
Some drivers honked their horns as they drove by on Alicia, waving and giving thumbs up.
But there were also shouts of "Go home," "Why are you doing this?" and "Don't you have anything better to do?" from passing cars. Some customers entering the store verbally engaged the protesters.
A manager at the
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