Dallas' Criswell College sues over federal health care mandate
to provide 'abortion-inducing drugs'  Criswell College sued the
federal government Thursday over the constitutionality of a
provision of the Affordable Care Act, saying it illegally forces
the college to violate its religious beliefs by funding and
making available “abortion-inducing drugs.”  The Southern
Baptist Bible school east of downtown Dallas has joined numerous
other religious institutions across the nation, including the
Roman Catholic Church, in challenging the federal mandate that
requires employers to cover contraception in their health
insurance plans.  Criswell President Jerry Johnson said the
college’s legal action specifically objects to certain drugs,
including the morning-after pill. Unlike the Catholic Church,
the school does not object to providing birth control pills,
Johnson said.  “It would require us to obtain insurance that
would cause us to violate our religious beliefs,” he said about
the law. “For us, this is a religiou