Protect religious freedom instead of religious privilege

Please take a moment to contact your U.S. representative to urge their support of the Do No Harm Act, introduced today in Congress. FFRF applauds U.S. Reps. Bobbie Scott of Virginia and Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts for their leadership in seeking to reform a law that has protected religious privilege, at the expense of religious freedom.

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, known as RFRA, is a super-statute that effectively amends every other federal law, including laws meant to protect citizens from unfair treatment. The Do No Harm Act would limit which laws RFRA applies to. For instance, RFRA would no longer allow believers to be exempt from the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Violence Against Women Act, laws that require employers to provide wages and other compensation, or laws that require coverage for any health care item. The bill, if enacted, could undo damage by the Hobby Lobby decision by the Supreme Court in 2014. That decision allows employers and for-profit corporations to deny women workers contraceptive coverage on the basis of religious offense....
https://ffrf.org/news/action/item/26651-protect-religious-freedom-instead-of-religious-privilege