Oh lawd, i’m running out of pizza options! Joining his Obama-fearing, cheap pizza making brethren at Papa John’s, Domino’s Pizza’s founder is suing the federal government over Obamacare’s contraception coverage.
Tom Monaghan, who is a devout Catholic, filed the lawsuit Friday, claiming that contraception isn’t related to health because it’s a “gravely immoral” act. In addition to himself, Monaghan named Domino’s Farms, an office park he owns, as a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise considering Monaghan’s previous support of pro-life and conservative causes. In the past, he’s backed groups such as Operation Rescue, Right to Life, Priests for Life, and the Committee to End State-Funded Abortion in Michigan.
Domino’s, however, has made it a point to stay out of politics, despite the activities of its founder. According to Snopes, the pizza chain once addressed the issue on their website’s FAQ section: “Domino’s Pizza LLC has never supported organizations on either side of the reproductive rights issue. The corporation and its 1,825 independent franchise owners across the world have one goal: to sell pizzas and grow our market share
. We can’t accomplish that goal if we alienate potential customers, as this issue certainly would.”
If all this sounds familiar, it sort of is; the day after Obama’s reelection, Papa John’s founder and CEO John Schnatter threatened to cut employees hours so he could avoid paying for their Obamacare-mandated health insurance.
