What do people mean when they say “you can’t legislate morality”?
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“Neither politics nor government will ever bring an end to immorality, but as Christians we should think carefully about the aims of both.” - Russel Moore
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Neither politics nor government will ever bring an end to immorality, but as Christians we should think carefully about the aims of both.” - Russel Moore
“Chris Stewart, a Republican congressman from Utah, introduced the Fairness for All Act (FFA), legislation that attempts to find a balance between religious liberty and sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) laws.
“As plain as day, God spoke to me,” Hill said. “He said that wasn’t my bill, talking about the heartbeat detection bill that I filed. He said that wasn’t my bill.” - WRN
“The Texas House on Monday approved SB 1978, ‘relating to the protection of membership in, affiliation with, and support provided to religious organizations.’” - Jurist
“Live Action then posted two articles, one about women choosing to have their children following rape, and another about how abortion is never ‘medically necessary.’ Abra Singleton, the Southwest Regional Director for the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform … also replied to the president.” - Daily Wire
The act “says that [the Religious Freedom Restoration Act] does not apply to any claim under the Equality Act….This is not a good-faith attempt to reconcile competing interests. It is an attempt by one side to grab all the disputed territory and to crush the other side.” - National Review
“…this would be a grave threat to religious freedom, as it would equate those who want to defend traditional sexual morality with the likes of the KKK and white supremacists.” - Breakpoint
“Governors in Indiana, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Ohio and Utah signed pro-life bills in late March or April, while heads of the executive branches of Kansas, North Carolina and Wisconsin vetoed or pledged to veto measures adopted by the legislatures of their states.” - BPNews
“The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (hereafter Born-Alive Act) is a bill, first submitted in 2017 and recently reintroduced by several Republican senators, that would protect infants born after a botched abortion.” - TGC
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