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Conservatives Promote House Bill to Protect Opponents of Gay Marriage

By Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service
Congressman Raul Labrador. RNS Photo courtesy Congressman Raul Labrador’s official website
Sep 25, 2013
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Conservatives are rallying around a House bill designed to protect religious people who advocate for traditional marriage — a belief, they say, that is held in increasing contempt.

But supporters of same-sex marriage say the bill actually protects the discriminators — individuals and nonprofits that would deny gay people benefits or services simply because they are married to a same-sex partner.

More than 60 House members — mostly (but not all) Republican — have signed on to the Marriage and Religious Freedom Act, which was introduced Sept. 19 by Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, who came to Congress in 2010 on a wave of support from the conservative Tea Party.

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Congressman Raul Labrador. RNS Photo courtesy Congressman Raul Labrador’s official website
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