GOP Lawmaker Who Attended Gay Son's Wedding Opposes Same-Sex Marriage Bill -- Again

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% :The First Amendment says in part that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
50% : After it passed the House, Senate Republicans pushed for religious liberty protections, such as stating that churches or nonprofits would not lose tax-exempt status based on their views of marriage.
49% : "However, the bill lacks the appropriate constitutional protections for religious liberty enshrined in the First Amendment."
47% : Like abortion, federal recognition of same-sex marriage relies on Supreme Court precedent rather than law, so Democrats wanted to make sure there was a statute in place in case the high court felt like tossing out another precedent.
44% : Some Republicans claim that having to recognize a same-sex marriage burdens the free exercise of Christianity.

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