Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Government/Politics

Gov. Abbott Signs Law Protecting Pastors Who Oppose Same-Sex Marriages

Ryan Poppe

Abbott’s signing of the bill comes as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether states can continue banning same-sex marriage. Outside the…
Government/Politics

Senate Gives Same-Sex Religious Objections Bill Preliminary Approval

Ryan Poppe

Members of the Texas Senate have given preliminary approval to a bill that would protect religious leaders opposed to same-sex marriage. The bill would…
Government/Politics

Abbott Gets Behind Fast-Moving Religious Objections Bill

Associated Press

AUSTIN — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is publicly getting behind a religious objections bill that is moving fast after the U.S. Supreme Court heard…
Government/Politics

Pastors Group Pushes Passage Of Religious Freedom Bill

Ryan Poppe

State senators are wrangling over a bill that would protect clergy who don’t want to perform same-sex marriages.The author of the bill is Sen. Craig…
News

Indiana GOP To Revisit Law; Paper Weighs In With Full Page Editorial

Krishnadev Calamur

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act stoked controversy almost from the moment it was passed by the state's GOP-dominated Legislature and signed by Gov. Mike Pence on Thursday.