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225: Where's the line between religious freedom and civil rights?
Dec 28, 2017
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27 minutes
The clash of two American values - religious freedom and freedom from discrimination – didn’t seem so huge when a broad coalition of religious and civil rights representatives got together in a room in 1993. While starting from different ends of the political spectrum, this group came together to push for a new law, The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, meant to protect the religious practice of all faiths – no matter how small. RFRA became the law of the land. But just a few years and a cultural shift later – the law was found to be only applicable at the federal level, and that coalition could not balance religious freedom with the civil rights of LGBT person and woman. And that rift continues today as we continue to ask what does it mean to be free to exercise one’s religion? We hear from the people who were in that room in 1993 – and now are living with the consequences of their efforts.Read more »
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