Religious Freedom Affirmed in Michigan
by Greg Yoder
Mission Network News
"Religious freedom is being affirmed in the United States. The Michigan House has approved the Michigan Religious Freedom Restoration Act on a 59-50 party-line vote and now moves on to the State Senate for consideration.
"The legislation is being supported by Christian leaders throughout the state, including Bill Blacquiere, President of Bethany Christian Services. “This has awakened what I would call the whole cultural and political debate between religious freedom and some groups of people who would say this will discriminate against us.”
"According to Blacquiere, this bill will provide “protection of our religious freedom and our strongly-held religious beliefs. What it would do is allow a faith-based organization like Bethany to continue hiring staff of our same faith...'”
"The legislation is being supported by Christian leaders throughout the state, including Bill Blacquiere, President of Bethany Christian Services. “This has awakened what I would call the whole cultural and political debate between religious freedom and some groups of people who would say this will discriminate against us.”
"According to Blacquiere, this bill will provide “protection of our religious freedom and our strongly-held religious beliefs. What it would do is allow a faith-based organization like Bethany to continue hiring staff of our same faith...'”
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