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No Room for ‘Compromise’ on First Amendment Right to Freedom of Religion in Favor of Radical ‘Respect for Marriage Act,’ Ex-Senator Says
Religious freedom is a fundamental right guaranteed by our Constitution and must be protected. Sadly, the same-sex marriage bill facing a Senate vote on Monday puts that freedom in danger for people of faith and religious schools, adoption agencies, and nonprofits. Writing in the Deseret News recently, University of Virginia law professor Douglas Laycock attempts… -
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Second Key GOP Senator Announces Support for Religious Freedom Amendment to Respect for Marriage Act
A second senator who voted for the Respect for Marriage Act will support Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee's amendment protecting religious freedom, though she did not say whether she would insist on the amendment's adoption as a condition for supporting cloture on the legislation. Republican Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis will support the Lee amendment if… -
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Wyoming Catholic College Opposes Radical Respect for Marriage Act
Another prominent Catholic academic institution is opposing the Democrat-led Respect for Marriage Act. Wyoming Catholic College President Glenn Arbery shared with The Daily Signal on Saturday that the college "supports the USCCB's letter to the Senate against the Respect for Marriage Act, as well as the USCCB's shorter and more recent press statement." "The RMA [Respect for… -
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GOP Senator Who Voted for Respect for Marriage Act Supports Vital Religious Freedom Amendments
A Republican senator who voted for the so-called Respect for Marriage Act supports Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee's and Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford's amendments to the legislation, The Daily Signal has learned. Republican Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan is working hard to ensure that the necessary votes are attained to include the amendments, which aimed… -
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Poll: Voters in 5 Key States Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Bill Over Religious Liberty Concerns
Voters in five Republican-leaning states oppose a same-sex marriage bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate on the grounds that it undermines religious liberty and punishes people of faith. The survey of 2,000 likely voters in Indiana, Iowa, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming puts support for the deceptively named Respect for Marriage Act at just… -
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Heritage Foundation Launches $1.3 Million Ad Campaign to Expose Same-Sex Marriage Bill’s Religious Liberty Threat
The Heritage Foundation is investing $1.3 million in an ad campaign to highlight concerns for religious freedom posed by the so-called Respect for Marriage Act now before Congress. “The bill puts a target on the backs of people of faith who believe that marriage is between one man and one woman, opening individuals and organizations to… -
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What’s in Senate’s Same-Sex Marriage Bill, Why It’s Threat to Religious Freedom
The U.S. Senate is considering legislation that could have dire consequences for religious freedom. The so-called Respect for Marriage Act goes beyond codifying same-sex marriage in federal law to make the acceptance of gay marriage compulsory. “The so-called Respect for Marriage Act will just simply lead to more attacks on Americans’ religious liberty,” says Jay… -
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Catholic University of America Opposes Radical ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
The Catholic University of America said Tuesday that it is aligned with top United States Catholic clergy in opposing the so-called Respect for Marriage Act. "The Catholic University of America is committed to upholding the teachings of the Catholic Church, which includes the belief that marriage is between one man and one woman," the university… -
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Walton Family Funds LGBT Initiatives, Opposition to Arkansas SAFE Act
Families of four trans-identifying youth and two doctors, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, testified last month against the Arkansas law banning sex-reassignment treatment for minors. Behind the effort to strike down Arkansas’ Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act is the wealthiest family in the nation—heirs of Walmart founder Sam Walton’s fortune. The Walton… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Mike Lee Urges GOP Senators Who Voted for Radical Marriage Bill: ‘Have the Courage to Protect’ Free Exercise of Religion
Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee is urging the 12 Republican senators who voted for the so-called Respect for Marriage Act to oppose cloture on the legislation unless Lee’s amendment is added to the bill. “The free exercise of religion is absolutely essential to the health of our Republic,” the senator wrote in a “Dear Colleague”… -
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Republicans Who Voted for Radical ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ Can Still Change Course
Republicans who voted for the Respect for Marriage Act on Wednesday still have time to reverse course and take a stand against the radical legislation. Twelve Republican lawmakers voted for advancing the Respect for Marriage Act: Sens. Roy Blunt of Missouri, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Shelley Capito of West Virginia, Susan Collins of Maine,… -
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Fact-Checking 7 Claims by Defenders of Democrats’ Same-Sex Marriage Bill
How did Senate liberals convince 12 Republicans to break ranks and endorse a same-sex marriage bill that puts a giant target on people of faith? It took help from (some) people and organizations of faith, such as the National Association of Evangelicals and, most surprisingly, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which gave… -
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‘I Would Vote My Values’: Mike Pence Addresses So-Called Respect for Marriage Act
Former Vice President Mike Pence said he supports traditional marriage between one man and one woman and that he would vote along this principle were he voting on the Democrat-led Respect for Marriage Act. Pence addressed the radical legislation during an interview with “The Hugh Hewitt Show” this week on the former vice president’s brand new book “So Help Me… -
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These 12 Republicans Just Voted for Radical ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
The United States Senate voted Wednesday to advance the so-called Respect for Marriage Act. HR 8404, which passed the House of Representatives in July, “provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages,” repealing provisions that define marriage as between a man and a woman. The legislation also “repeals and replaces provisions that do not require… -
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Same-Sex Marriage Bill Opens Door to American Persecution
“We’ve all heard of people being canceled, thrown off social media, even fired from jobs … But how many years before a Christian minister [who speaks] on marriage and sexual orientation is reported [to] a government anti-terrorism program?” For Rev. Dr. Bernard Randall, that time has already come. The chaplain of a Church of England… -
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Faith Leaders Warn So-Called Respect for Marriage Act Will Hack Away at Religious Freedom
Leaders of faith-based institutions warned The Daily Signal on Tuesday that the Democrat-led Respect for Marriage Act, which is expected to be voted on by the Senate Wednesday, would hack away at the religious freedom of faith-based groups. HR 8404 “provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages,” repealing provisions that define marriage as between… -
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Democrats’ ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ Would Hurt Children
Control of the U.S. Senate has been decided and now we hear that Senate Democrats have scheduled a vote Wednesday on the misnamed Respect for Marriage Act, in hopes of legislatively cementing the mother- and father-loss that the Supreme Court’s Obergefell ruling endorsed seven years ago. With Obergefell, the Supreme Court made gay marriage the… -
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Average American Family Has Lost $6,100 in Real Income Under Biden, Economist Says
An economist says the average American family has lost upward of $7,000 due to inflation. The consumer price index increased 0.4% in October, up 7.7% from Oct. 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday. “American are being crushed by higher prices. The average family has lost $6,100 in real income (how much… -
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Leading Family Org Endorses Jim Banks for House Whip
A major organization dedicated to the preservation of the American family has endorsed Rep. Jim Banks for House majority whip. “Joe Biden and Speaker Pelosi have waged an all-out assault on American families over the past two years,” American Principles Project President Terry Schilling said to The Daily Signal. “We need Republican leaders who support… -
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Want Truth About Modern Dating, Marriage, and Motherhood? Classically Abby Has Advice.
Abby Roth, better known as Classically Abby, says society today lacks authentic conversations about motherhood. “Motherhood has been the best journey of my life,” Roth says, but new mothers don’t necessarily know that the “first 10 to 12 weeks is really hard.” As a new mom, she felt “so overwhelmed initially because it’s such a…