Political Quotes

“I thank my friend, the Senator from Wyoming. Yes, this is my understanding. Section 2 of the bill states that a variety of reasonable views on the role of gender in marriage exists today, based on both decent and honorable religious and philosophical beliefs. The bill states that all views are due proper respect by the Federal Government. Furthermore, section 2 of this bill states the Federal Government recognizes religious liberty as an integral component of our national policy regarding marriage. Section 2 of this bill was explicitly included to ensure that the provisions of the Bob Jones case relating to the tax-exempt status of organizations are not applicable to this bill. Bob Jones University v. United States, decided in 1983 before Congress enacted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, upheld the IRS's decision to rescind Bob Jones University's tax exemption on the basis of a ``firm and unyielding'' national policy against racial discrimination. Section 2 affirms that diverse beliefs about the role of gender in marriage are held by reasonable and sincere people based on decent and honorable religious or philosophical premises. This finding preempts an analogy between the Court's analysis in the Bob Jones University case about race and beliefs about marriage and is a statement of policy respecting diverse views about the role of gender in marriage.…”