WASHINGTON â An extraordinarily large number of members of Congress wanted to testify at the first Senate hearing for a civil rights bill that would give LGBTQ people explicit legal protections from discrimination, and their messages set out the personal nature of the partisan split that will mean a tough path to becoming law.
Wisconsin Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the first openly lesbian member of Congress, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that discrimination remains a daily reality for that community in employment, housing, public accommodations and education.
Baldwin said passing the bill, known as the Equality Act, would expand a decades-old anti-discrimination law to cover more people in the majority of states where there arenât protections, not diminish the rights of others.
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The United States must make the defense of religious freedom and the countering of violent extremism a cornerstone in its efforts to assert global leadership.
Defending religious freedom reflects America’s commitment to democracy and human rights. It could also unite Americans from the left and right of the political spectrum in upholding a core American value.
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Robust defense of religious freedom would rally America’s values-based allies at a time when minority faith groups are under pressure across the world. Anti-Semitic incidents have increased, with rising attacks on Jewish synagogues and cemeteries across Europe.
In China, Uyghur Muslims face genocide. Christians in Africa, Middle East, China, North Korea and South Asia face violence, repression and restrictions on missionary activity. Bahais and Jews are targeted in Iran, Ahmadis and Hindus are persecuted in Pakistan, and few countries fulfill their obligations under the Universal Declaration of Human
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