Catholic Conference Urges Religious Protections as Senate Committee Amends ELCRA
Every State That Has Amended Anti-Discrimination Law Has Included Religious Protections
News Release / Posted February 9, 2023
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MCC urged lawmakers to include protections for religious organizations in pending legislation to expand the state's civil rights act, noting that 22 other states that have expanded their civil rights laws have also included religious protections for people and institutions that believe in marriage between one man and one woman and the biological difference between men and women.