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LGBT - Religious liberty bill, unthinkable during Obama presidency

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Republican senators have breathed new life into a religious liberty protection bill, the passage of which was deemed hopeless while Barack Obama occupied the oval office. The newest version of the bill, however, also contains language that labels support for same-sex “marriage,” as long as recognized by federal law, a “religious liberty” issue like belief in man-woman marriage. On Thursday, Sen. Mike Lee , R-UT, reintroduced  The First Amendment Defense Act (FADA). It is a bill designed to prevent the federal government from discriminating against individuals or institutions based on their beliefs about marriage. “What an individual or organization believes about the traditional definition of marriage is not – and should never be – a part of the government’s decision-making process when distributing licenses, accreditations, or grants,”  said Sen. Lee . “And the First Amendment Defense Act simply ensures that this will always be true in America – that fed...

Australian Marriage Equality

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Image via Wikipedia The AME want to respect Christian belief and ask for the same in return when they seek to lobby the Federal Government for same sex relationships to be included in the Marriages Act "As the movement towards same-sex marriage intensifies, the increasingly high-profile  Australian Marriage Equality  group has today sought to assure church groups across Australia that it has the utmost respect for their religious beliefs." What does utmost respect mean? It actually means nothing. The AME fact sheet contains many logical errors.  "Australia has a proud heritage of distinguishing between civil and religious marriage and of reforming civil marriage so they remain relevant to our changing society" Marriages both biblical and Act of Marriage is defined as being between a man and a woman. Either a celebrant or minister of religion are involved but this nothing to do with the definition of marriage. The Labor Government brought about thi...