The Supreme Court this week declined to rule in a highly watched case about the extent to which faith-based nonprofits can be exempt from the government’s mandate that employers provide contraception coverage for employees. Citing legal briefs with possible compromises, the justices threw out all previous rulings and told lower courts to revisit the issue. In the meantime, the court said religious groups may not be fined if they don’t comply. The case was brought by a group of nuns, the Little Sisters of the Poor, and other religious nonprofits who said their religious freedom was being violated. Faith groups come down on both sides of the issue.