Texas conservatives launch next fight on religious liberty

[TexasTowelie]

Conservative Republican senators and representatives Wednesday unveiled a dozen bills designed to protect religious practice, including efforts to allow Christians to opt out of serving gay couples if same-sex marriage violates their beliefs.

Unlike the 2015 session, when efforts to approve broad constitutional amendments to protect religious practice fell far short, the bills filed thus far focus on specific issues and were the result of a concerted effort to “make sure that religious liberty bills are at the forefront this session,” said state Rep. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth.

“Religious liberties are the bedrock of what our state and our country were built on, and we want to make sure we are protecting those, preserving those and advancing those liberties as much as possible,” Krause said during a Capitol news conference.

Many of the bills have already attracted spirited opposition from critics who say they would authorize state-sanctioned discrimination.

Read more: http://www.mystatesman.com/news/texas-conservatives-launch-next-fight-religious-liberty/2viYU94hGQHDV72S5fm6jM/

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1. What do you Expect?

Republicans are intolerant bigots. They appease to a minority. The only wat Republicans are in power here is through redisricting and voter Id laws. They are power hungry bastards.