{"id":44375,"date":"2022-11-25T08:20:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T14:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/?p=44375"},"modified":"2022-12-01T09:04:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:04:57","slug":"last-chance-remains-to-protect-religious-liberty-in-u-s-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2022\/11\/25\/last-chance-remains-to-protect-religious-liberty-in-u-s-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Last chance remains to protect religious liberty in U.S. Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>FRC, ADF call Missourians to urge Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to protect religious freedom<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> On Nov. 29, the U.S. Senate nixed the Lee amendment and passed the so-called &#8220;Respect for Marriage Act.&#8221; Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2022\/11\/30\/senate-nixes-religious-liberty-amendments-approves-same-sex-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON \u2013<\/strong> United States Senators have a last chance to block threats to religious liberty brought about by the so-called \u201cRespect for Marriage Act.&#8221; As such, faith-based policy experts are calling Christians to contact their senators and urge them to protect religious freedom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2022\/11\/16\/blunt-votes-yes-hawley-no-on-same-sex-marriage-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Missouri Baptist Convention leaders came out in opposition to the bill in a Nov. 15<sup>th<\/sup> letter<\/a>. They said the bill \u201cshows great disrespect for marriage, and intolerance for those who hold a traditional or biblical worldview.\u201d The bill, they added, \u201cis an intentional attack on the religious freedom of millions of Americans with sincerely held beliefs about marriage, based on dictates of faith in God and His revealed Truth,\u201d the letter added. (Read the Nov. 15th letter <a href=\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MBC-Letter.pdf\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>A procedural vote on the bill (H.R. 8404\/S. 4556) in the Senate, requiring 60 votes to succeed, is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 28. At this time, senators will consider an amendment to the bill proposed by Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.).\u00a0Missouri Baptist Convention leaders and other critics of the bill say the proposed amendment doesn\u2019t offer adequate protection for religious liberty. (Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2022\/11\/16\/blunt-votes-yes-hawley-no-on-same-sex-marriage-bill\/\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>If the Baldwin\/Collins\/Tillis amendment to the bill is adopted, a cloture vote \u2013 also requiring 60 votes to succeed \u2013 may take place as soon as Nov. 30. Following this comes a final vote for passage of the bill, which only requires a simple majority of 50 votes to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>However, experts from Christian policy groups \u2013 namely, the Family Research Council (FRC) and the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) \u2013 say hope is not lost.<\/p>\n<p>A new amendment being offered to the bill by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) promises to \u201cprotect adoption and foster-care providers, thousands of religious organizations, and millions of everyday Americans from federal harassment, legal liability, and loss of tax-exempt status for their belief that marriage is between one man and one woman,\u201d according to the FRC.<\/p>\n<p>The FRC added: \u201cOn Wednesday, November 16<sup>th<\/sup>, the following twelve Republican Senators (many of whom ran as champions of the family) joined all of the Democrats to vote for the so-called\u00a0<em>Respect for Marriage Act<\/em>\u00a0(H.R. 8404).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite claims that it protects religious liberty, this bill actually creates a liability for those who refuse to participate in or recognize same-sex marriage, and adds a meaningless protection for pastors who already cannot be forced to perform same-sex marriages because of the First Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 12 Republican senators, mentioned above, include:<\/p>\n<p>Senator Roy Blunt (MO)<br \/>\nSenator Richard Burr (NC)<br \/>\nSenator Shelley Moore Capito (WV)<br \/>\nSenator Susan Collins (Maine)<br \/>\nSenator Joni Ernst (IA)<br \/>\nSenator Cynthia Lummis (WY)<br \/>\nSenator Lisa Murkowski (AK)<br \/>\nSenator Rob Portman (OH)<br \/>\nSenator Mitt Romney (UT)<br \/>\nSenator Dan Sullivan (AK)<br \/>\nSenator Thom Tillis (NC)<br \/>\nSenator Todd Young (IN)<\/p>\n<p>FRC and ADF policy experts encourage U.S. citizens to contact their senators \u2013 especially the 12 senators named above \u2013 and urge them to adopt Sen. Lee\u2019s amendment. They can send a letter, written by the FRC, to the their senator via the FRC website at: <a href=\"https:\/\/frc.quorum.us\/campaign\/41679\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/frc.quorum.us\/campaign\/41679\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States Senators have a last chance to block threats to religious liberty brought about by the so-called \u201cRespect for Marriage Act.&#8221; As such, faith-based policy experts are calling Christians to contact their senators and urge them to protect religious 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