Conservative Groups Demand GOP Support Amendment Protecting Traditional View of Marriage
Dozens of conservative groups are asking House Republicans to protect religious Americans who have a traditional view of marriage.
Dozens of conservative groups are asking House Republicans to protect religious Americans who have a traditional view of marriage.
Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), who announced a run for the U.S. Senate this week in Texas, deleted the page on his campaign website about “LGBTQ rights.”
The mayor of College Park, Maryland, Patrick Wojahn, was arrested Thursday on 56 child pornography possession and distribution charges.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced an amendment to the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act” (RFMA) in a final effort to help preserve religious liberty before the House votes on the same-sex marriage bill next week, the Federalist first reported.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) lamented the passage of the “Respect for Marriage Act” without his religious liberty amendment.
Voters in five key states oppose the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act” (RFMA) due to religious liberty concerns.
Sullivan and Lummis, who both voted to advance to same-sex marriage bill, said they would support Lee’s religious liberty amendment.
Rev. Franklin Graham said Saturday that the same-sex marriage bill called the “Respect for Marriage Act” “fails to protect those of us who believe marriage is between a man and a woman” and expressed his support for an amendment proposed by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT).
Lee is holding out hope that a few House Republicans will double back on their initial support for the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act.”
Chuck Schumer delayed a vote until after the midterm elections to give the bill the highest probability of passing.
Lawmakers voted for the measure 62-37 after a bipartisan group of senators added a clause about religious liberty.