The Respect for Marriage Act doesn't respect religious freedom.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

Last week, more than 80 organizations, including the Colson Center, sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The purpose was, quote, to denounce the so-called Respect for Marriage Act in the strongest possible terms.

The letter outlined three problems with this legislation. First, the Act would

require recognition of any state definition of marriage, which would make possible options like

polygamous or polyamorous or open marriages. This would sacrifice the well-being of children

even further on the altar of adult happiness. Second, the Act sets up religious organizations

and businesses to be targeted

for upholding that marriage is between a man and a woman. So religious foster agency,

social service organizations, and other organizations and businesses who contract with the government

could expect to be sued. Third, this legislation could threaten the tax-exempt status of non-profits

that believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.

In other words, the so-called Respect for Marriage Act would establish and expand the wrongly decided Obergefell ruling.

So if you care about religious liberty and children, contact your senator today.

I'm John Stone Street.