Democrats Delay Same-Sex 'Marriage' Vote Until after November Midterms

Raymond Wolfe : Sep 16, 2022
LifeSiteNews.com

"The American people should not be fooled." The RFMA "can be used as a weapon by government agencies, such as the IRS, to deny traditional religious institutions tax-exempt status, licenses to assist in adoptions, and government funding and contracts." -Heritage Foundation vice president for domestic policy Roger Severino

(Washington, DC) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Senate Democrats announced Thursday that they will postpone a vote on a bill to codify same-sex "marriage" until after the November midterm elections, as the bill's backers struggle to find enough Republican votes to get it passed. (Screengrab image)

The bill, the "Respect for Marriage Act" (RFMA), would enshrine same-sex "marriage" into federal law and force the federal government to recognize polygamous unions. Catholic leaders, including San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, and dozens of top conservative groups have also warned that it would pose serious threats to religious freedom.

After the RFMA passed the House in July with the unexpected support of 47 Republicans and the blessing of GOP House leaders, Democrats pledged to bring it up for a vote in the Senate. Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the bill's lead Senate sponsor and an open lesbian, said she expected a vote as early as next week.

But Baldwin backtracked on Thursday, telling reporters that "we will be taking the bill up later, after the election."

"I'm still very confident that the bill will pass," she added.

The Associated Press reported that the move to delay the vote came after a meeting between a group of Republican and Democratic senators championing the bill and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who had vowed last week to hold a vote on the bill by the end of September.

"We've asked Leader Schumer for additional time and we appreciate he has agreed. We are confident that when our legislation comes to the Senate floor for a vote, we will have the bipartisan support to pass the bill," read a statement released by the group, which includes Baldwin and Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a bisexual, as well as Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine; Rob Portman of Ohio, whose son is a homosexual; and Thom Tillis of North Carolina.

READ: Mother Miriam slams Republicans supporting same-sex ‘marriage': ‘You have betrayed your people'

The statement noted that the five senators have crafted an amendment to the Respect for Marriage Act that they said "respects religious liberty" in an effort to make the bill more palatable to undecided Republicans, though the proposal has already faced pushback from conservatives... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

Continue reading here.