U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS BACKS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BILL
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has given its backing to a common sense bill that LGBT zealots warn could be used to stop immoral homosexual couples adopting kids and ultimately shaping those children into advocates for the sin of homosexuality.
A group of 22 Republican senators, led by Mike Lee of Utah and including senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, reintroduced the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) in early March.
The proposed law, which was first presented in 2015, protects individuals and institutions from punishment if they act on the belief that marriage should be between one man and one woman. On the campaign trail in 2016, Donald Trump stated that he would sign a version of the bill.
The bill states that the Federal Government “shall not take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as a union of one man and one woman, or two individuals as recognized under Federal law, or that sexual relations outside marriage are improper.”
"We welcome and applaud the recent reintroduction of the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA). The USCCB has been vocal in support of the legislation since its inception,” the statement said. FADA is a modest and important measure that protects the rights of faith-based organizations and people of all faiths and of no faith who believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. For example, in a pluralistic society, faith-based charitable agencies and schools should not be excluded from participation in public life by loss of licenses, accreditation, or tax-exempt status because they hold reasonable historical sound views on marriage that differ from the federal government's view.”
It added: "The leadership of the Catholic Church will continue to promote and protect the natural truth of marriage as foundational to the common good. The Church will also continue to stand for the ability of all to exercise their religious beliefs and moral convictions in public life without fear of government discrimination."
Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of LGBT rights group GLAAD, said in a statement at the time the bill was released: “America was founded on the freedom of religion and this shared value continues to be critical to our nation’s success, but it does not give people the right to impose their beliefs on others, to harm others, or to discriminate.”
Yet that is exactly what LGBT people do - they impose their views either through abuse or the courts. Survey after survey clearly show that businesses such as adoption agencies should have the right to refuse to this new immoral homosexual experiment.
