Post by pavel on Feb 20, 2016 4:08:52 GMT -6
A clerk or other individuals could deny a marriage license to a gay couple without facing any state penalty under a bill passed Friday in the House that supports the belief in the union of a man and woman
The House voted 80-39 to pass House Bill 1523, which originally was called the Religious Liberty Accommodations Act. The name was changed in committee to the Protecting Freedom of Conscience From Government Discrimination Act.
The bill either will prohibit discrimination against anyone who holds the belief that marriage should be between a man and woman, or it will allow discrimination against gay and transgender people, according to varoius arguments Friday on the House floor that resulted in a vote mostly along party lines with Republicans voting for the bill and Democrats voting against it.
House Judiciary B Chairman Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, said the bill protects anyone who believes marriage is between a man and woman from any form of discrimination.
The Act says:
The House voted 80-39 to pass House Bill 1523, which originally was called the Religious Liberty Accommodations Act. The name was changed in committee to the Protecting Freedom of Conscience From Government Discrimination Act.
The bill either will prohibit discrimination against anyone who holds the belief that marriage should be between a man and woman, or it will allow discrimination against gay and transgender people, according to varoius arguments Friday on the House floor that resulted in a vote mostly along party lines with Republicans voting for the bill and Democrats voting against it.
House Judiciary B Chairman Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, said the bill protects anyone who believes marriage is between a man and woman from any form of discrimination.
The Act says:
- Marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman.
- Sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.
- Male (man) or female (woman) refer to an individual’s immutable biological sex as objectively determined by anatomy and genetics at time of birth.
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/02/19/house-ok-bill-support-man-woman-union/80608686/