Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Protect Traditional Marriage Views

Dozens of leaders of conservative organizations deliberate to ship a letter Friday to members of Congress demanding that the lawmakers undertake protections for spiritual Americans who support the normal thought of marriage because the union of 1 man and one girl.

The signees urged House Republicans to shield spiritual freedom by prioritizing passage of the so-called Roy Marriage Amendment, named after Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, in accordance to a duplicate of the letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Advancing American Freedom, a conservative coverage organization based by former Vice President Mike Pence, spearheaded the letter.

It additionally consists of signatures, amongst others, of Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council; Joe Waresak, president of the James Dobson Family Institute; and Tom McClusky, director of presidency affairs for Catholic Vote.

If adopted, the Roy amendment would prohibit the federal government from partaking in “any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral conviction” relating to marriage between a person and a lady, in accordance to the textual content.

The modification additionally would stop the federal authorities from eliminating a non secular group’s tax exemption standing for his or her beliefs on marriage.

Roy submitted the modification to the House in 2022 in an try to embrace it with the Respect for Marriage Act, which requires all 50 states to acknowledge same-sex marriages from different states and was handed in December of that very same yr.

The House has been making an attempt to keep away from a partial authorities shutdown after failing to move a brand new finances for fiscal yr 2024 in September. Members voted Thursday to lengthen the deadline to March 8, prompting Advancing American Freedom to encourage lawmakers to push the Roy modification via earlier than a possible shutdown.

“This provision is needed now more than ever, for no one should ever fear government punishment for holding to traditional marriage as the unique blessing that it is for all. We strongly encourage you to once again include the Roy ‘Marriage Amendment’ in upcoming appropriations bills,” the conservative leaders’ letter concludes.

Originally printed by the Daily Caller News Foundation

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