MONTGOMERY, Ala., -- The Foundation for Moral Law, an Alabama legal defense organization dedicated to the defense of constitutional rights and traditional values, announced its opposition to Governor Deal's recent veto of Georgia's proposed religious freedom bill.
The Georgia Legislature passed HB 757, a bill to protect persons from being compelled to participate in same-sex weddings that violate their religious convictions. Governor Nathan Deal vetoed the bill after the NFL threatened to retaliate by blocking Georgia's bid for the Superbowl and other corporate giants such as Coca-Cola and Disney made similar threats.
Foundation President Kayla Moore expressed her dismay at Governor Deal's veto. "It is bad enough," she said, "that these corporations have put their weight behind same-sex marriage. But when Georgia's governor caves to the radical gay agenda by vetoing a bill that does nothing more than protect the religious freedom of those who have sincere religious objections to same-sex marriage, we must ask whose interests he truly represents: the people of Georgia or those of the corporations who showed themselves as enemies of religious freedom and traditional values."
Foundation Legal Counsel Matthew Kidd urged the Georgia legislature to override the Governor's veto and expressed confidence that HB 757 would survive any constitutional challenge, noting that "At its most essential core, the Constitution fully endorses the right of Americans to express their views and be free from compulsion to adopt the views of another."
