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Family Research Council President Talks Openly About Religious Freedom in America – Video

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Family Research Council President Talks Openly About Religious Freedom in America
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins talks about the FRC headquarter shooting, Hobby Lobby and religious freedom in America. For more information a...

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Mississippi legislature approves 'religious freedom' bill

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April 2 (UPI) -- Supporters of Mississipppi's Religious Freedom Restoration Act say its aim is to protect believers, not to discriminate against gays.

The bill, after two re-draftings, passed both houses by large margins Tuesday. In the House, the vote was 79-43 and in the Senate 37-14.

Republican Gov. Phil Bryant must now decide whether to sign it.

Two other states have rejected similar bills. In Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a measure that passed the state legislature, while in Oklahoma a bill passed one house, only to be killed in the other.

This has been passed by 18 other states, and has been in federal law for years and years with no issues, no discrimination, Andy Gipson, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said. It does not discriminate, but what it does do is protect people from discrimination, religious people in the state of Mississippi.

Senate President Philip Gunn, a Republican, said the bill is modeled on a 1993 federal law that limits the power of government to use zoning or other legal measures that restrict religious activity.

But Sen. Kenny Wayne Jones, a Democrat and head of the Legislative Black Caucus, suggested the bill is the latest chapter in Mississippi's history of discrimination.

You saw what that does, he said. If you dont think this bill does what I know it does, you go make a fool out of somebody else.

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New Miss. Religious Freedom Bill Creates Confusion

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JACKSON, MS (localmemphis.com) - A new religious freedom bill is confusing people across the state.

Civil rights activists and Mississippi lawmakers are buzzing about the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Supporters said it protects religious rights. Opponents said it enables discrimination.

Most people Local 24 talked with have never heard of the bill and don't understand what the point of it is.

Senate bill 2681 was just passed Tueasay, and governor Phil Bryant is expected to sign it into law.

But what exactly is the Mississippi religious freedom restoration act?

The law basically allows people to sue the government if they feel their religious freedom is being violated.

It's modeled after a federal mandate from 1993 and reads, state action or an action by any person based on state action shall not burden a person's right to the exercise of religion.

The language is enough to confuse some.

Opponents say the act is unnecessary, too broad, and could use religion to justify discrimination against gays and lesbians.

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Freedom camping at bay could continue

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Christine Garey.

Councillors at yesterday's planning and regulatory committee meeting voted to continue the trial at least until June, when council staff are due to report back to the committee again.

That would show the impact of recent changes to signs and other measures, introduced following public complaints, designed to keep down the numbers of freedom campers stopping in the area.

Staff would also report on options to introduce additional trial sites next summer, after councillors worried having just one site on the peninsula had concentrated problems in one community.

The decisions - subject to full council approval - came despite a plea from community board chairwoman Christine Garey, who urged councillors at yesterday's meeting to end the Macandrew Bay trial.

The area beside Ralph Ham Park was designated as one of three overnight stops for freedom camping vehicles without toilets during the trial, as part of an easing of freedom camping rules across the city.

It was supposed to cater for up to five vehicles each night, but more than 15 stayed some nights, prompting complaints about campers' behaviour.

The board last month recommended the council end the Macandrew Bay trial at Easter, and find a new peninsula location to resume the trial in October.

Mrs Garey told yesterday's meeting that ''categorically'' remained the community's view, and any move to open up additional trial sites on the peninsula would ''simply spread the problem''.

She believed the real solution would be to develop a new Department of Conservation-style camping ground on the peninsula - something that was to be considered by the council, but not until next year.

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