Religious Freedom Reformation Act had a hearing on Tuesday

Religious Freedom Reformation Act had a hearing on Tuesday

LANSING - A bill, a bill, sitting on capitol hill.

The Religious Freedom Reformation Act was debated by the Michigan state senate this past tuesday.

Left-wing politicians have called this act a "license to discriminate," especially when considering the LGBTQ community.

"Michigan is one of the few states that doesn't have protection for our LGBT individuals. The law would actually allow people to discriminate against individuals based on any religious beliefs they may have. We don't think that's right, we don't think that's right for Michigan," said State Senator Curtis Hertel, Democrat.

Right-winged politicians say that RFRA is about reassuring people's right to choose.

I want to be very clear, this is not an anti-LGBT, or anything else," said Rick Jones, a Michigan Republican State Senator.

"What it does is protect people's rights to not have government tell them what they can and cannot do," said Jones.

Governor Snyder has been quoted multiple times on saying that if the religious freedom reformation act makes it's way to him, he would veto it.

"I'm glad the governor is on my side, he's not always on my side, but we're going to have to fight hard to make sure this bill doesn't end up on his desk," said Hertel.

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