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The First Amendment Defense Act. FADA

     The First Amendment Defense Act in part reads, “prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.”

   In a nut shell the bill prohibits the federal government from punishing a person who discriminates against other people. The bill also makes allowances for discrimination against lesbian, transgender, gay as well as additional minority groups. The language regarding marriage also makes it appear as if discrimination against heterosexual people who have sex outside of marriage would be permitted.


   The bill was presented in 2015 in both the House and the Senate with it only received a hearing in the House. The bill would have a appear to have a better chance of passing in a Republican-dominated House backed by President-elect. Trump, has expressed support for FADA.





 

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