For too long, religious exemptions have created special privileges for religious people and organizations at the federal level.
But there’s a solution: the Do No Harm Act, which was introduced by two members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), as well as Representatives Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.).
If passed, the Do No Harm Act would limit the negative impact of religious exemptions created by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in all areas of federal law, including civil rights and health care coverage.
American Atheists has long opposed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) because it gives special treatment to religion above and beyond what the First Amendment requires or allows.