The Marietta Daily Journal – Rep Teasley trying to pass religious liberty bill again

MARIETTA — A controversial “religious liberty” bill in the Georgia General Assembly this year drew state lawmakers into a national conversation about discrimination.

Although the measure failed to pass, the Marietta lawmaker who proposed it said he plans to bring it back in the 2015 legislative session.

State Rep. Sam Teasley (R-Marietta) said his bill is a “modest, common sense measure” to ensure state and local governments cannot infringe upon a person’s right to religious expression.

“The primary function of the bill is to place a restriction on government’s ability to unnecessarily burden a person’s free exercise of religion,” Teasley explained.

Despite the First Amendment in the Constitution guaranteeing a citizen’s freedom of religion, Teasley said several U.S. Supreme Court decisions have resulted in a complex web of statutes and precedents on the issue.

via The Marietta Daily Journal – Rep Teasley trying to pass religious liberty bill again.