Persecution Unveiled Cause: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY BILL INCHES FORWARD IN HOUSE

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Saturday, April 23, 2016

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY BILL INCHES FORWARD IN HOUSE

Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho

By Phillip Wegmann
The Daily Signal

After more than 300 days, a bill to safeguard religious liberty in the marriage debate appears to be gaining momentum in committee.

The legislation has attracted 164 co-sponsors since it was referred in June to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Now, with “the majority of the majority’s support,” Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, says circumstances “bode much better” for the bill.

Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, the original sponsor, sounded more bullish. Labrador told The Daily Signal that he expects “we’re going to see a bill [advance] here pretty soon.”

Called the First Amendment Defense Act, the bill would prohibit the government from discriminating against individuals or organizations based on their belief that marriage is exclusively a union between a man and a woman.

Labrador introduced the legislation 10 months ago as a stopgap measure to protect conscience rights after the Supreme Court’s decision last summer legalizing same-sex marriage.

The issue has gained attention at the state level. On April 5, Mississippi passed a religious liberty bill into law, while Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, a Republican, vetoed similar legislation.