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On the recordNovember 1, 2011
the HHS definition of religious employer contravenes the First Amendment by putting the Federal Government in the position of determining what parts of a bona fide religious organization are religious and what parts are secular.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts argues that the HHS definition infringes on religious freedom.

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