FRANKLIN — Don’t be fooled or deceived by the “Respect for Marriage Act,” currently under consideration by the United States Senate.
The proposed bill “threatens Americans who follow the biblical definition of marriage,” said Harrison Smith of Alliance Defending Freedom. ADF partners with Christian organizations, including the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, to defend religious liberty in the United States.
Mike Griffin, public affairs representative for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, added in a column posted at christianindex.org that the proposed bill “should be of concern to every pastor and person of faith.”
Smith observed that many Senators are “still on the fence” as to how they will vote. The vote is expected to take place in less than two weeks, he added. [Read more…]