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New Federal Legislation to Protect Religious Freedom

U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) and U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently introduced the “Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act,” S. 624 in the U.S. Senate and H.R. 5285 in the U.S. House.  This legislation will protect child welfare providers such as faith-based adoption and foster care agencies. It is extremely necessary due to the states that are adopting policies which will require these providers to violate their sincerely-held beliefs by placing children with same-sex couples, effectively forcing them out of business. We saw this happen in Illinois with Catholic Charities.

According to the joint press release:

For decades, …

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