Plus: Second Key GOP Senator Announces Support for Religious Freedom Amendment to Respect for Marriage Act
November 28 2022
Good morning from Washington, where conservatives plead with Senate Republicans not to join Democrats in voting for final passage of a same-sex marriage bill if it’s not amended to protect religious freedom. We’ve got key developments in separate reports from Virginia Allen, Mary Margaret Olohan, and Rob Bluey. On the podcast, learn about an investment fund for conservatives who stand by their values. Plus: David Ditch on why House Republicans again should torpedo earmarks, and Jay Richards on San Francisco’s offer of $1,200 a month to those who say they’re transgender. On this date in 1925, country music’s long-lived showcase, the Grand Ole Opry, begins broadcasting live from Nashville,Tennessee.
The American Conservative Values exchange-traded fund helps conservatives avoid putting their money in an index fund, a mutual fund, or another ETF at odds with their values.
“The RMA [Respect for Marriage Act] makes the possibility of frivolous lawsuits against Catholic persons and institutions more likely,” says the president of Wyoming Catholic College.
Imagine that a city creates a financial incentive for residents to “transition” from man to woman or from woman to man. That’s exactly what San Francisco has just done.
House Republicans will vote soon on whether to bring back the ban on budget earmarks, which are a way for members of Congress to dole out favors using taxpayer money.
The same-sex marriage bill “would expose religious schools and nonprofits to lawsuits and attacks from the [IRS] just because they believe in traditional marriage,” Heritage’s ad warns.
