John Kennedy actually said...

"For so many reasons we know, religious liberty is often referred to as our First Freedom."

"If civil liberties and legal rights exist only in the absence of a neighbor's religious objection, then they are not rights, but empty promises."

"I stand with all House Republicans and any Democrats willing to put aside politics in the best interest of the people to defend religious freedom and the rights of religious minorities to worship free..."

"RFRA was meant to be a shield that protects."