Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) discussed
the Marriage and Religious Freedom Act on The Glenn Beck Program
Thursday, describing how the proposed legislation could be a
game-changer for churches across the country.
Lee, who introduced the bill
with eleven original cosponsors last week, said the most “fundamental
purpose” of the legislation is to protect religious institutions,
particularly when it comes to their views on marriage.
“It would make it impossible for the
federal government to discriminate against such churches, or against
similarly situated organizations, based on the belief and action taken
in conformity with the belief that marriage exists between one man and
one woman,” Lee explained.
Republican
Senator Mike Lee of Utah speaks with guest host Buck Sexton on The
Glenn Beck Program Dec. 19, 2013. (Photo: TheBlaze TV)
“A church, in other words, should not
have to make a decision between … putting its tax exempt status at risk,
and on the other hand, either maintaining or continuing to adhere to …
its own religious beliefs relative to marriage,” the senator added.
Guest host Buck Sexton pressed the
senator on whether such a bill will make an impact, saying “it seems
like even a straightforward, black-letter law is no impediment to
President Obama’s progressive agenda.”
But Lee said that’s the exact reason it is so important to “drill down on this specific issue.”
“The government should have no say in
what an individual or what a church might believe regarding the sanctity
of marriage,” Lee said. “This is a decision to be made without the
influence of government, particularly without the influence of the
federal government. And so that’s what we’re trying to do here — keep
the federal government at bay, and out of that decision-making process.”
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