In recent years, advocacy around religious liberty has become closely associated with America’s religious right. Last week, a federal judge acknowledged in a ruling that Warren has a legal right to put these religious beliefs into practice. Warren’s defense for the misdemeanors hinged on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. Platt said she believes Christian conservatives are using RFRA to request exemptions that require other people to subsidize their religious beliefs. “The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) being used to uphold our liberal religious values has implications that are exciting and still unknown.

Source: Huffington Post November 27, 2019 23:26 UTC