Emails from Missourians in support on the right. Opposition emails are on the left. #SJR39 pic.twitter.com/KyGc1WZhfq
— Jeremy LaFaver (@jeremylafaver) April 13, 2016
Dan Mehan of @MissouriChamber opposes #SJR39, says it represents a "viable economic threat" to Missouri. pic.twitter.com/IszrTpwAxp
— Marshall Griffin (@MarshallGReport) April 13, 2016
Faith leaders from across the state have opposed #SJR39 because they know discrimination is wrong. #moleg pic.twitter.com/xS7yKbToCs
— ACLU of Missouri (@aclu_mo) April 13, 2016
I long for the day MO isn't trending because of discrimination. #SJR39 #NotInMyState
— Megan Ellyia Green (@MeganEllyia) April 13, 2016
Sponsor of #SJR39 Bob Onder (District 2-St. Charles) (@BobOnderMO) is an embarrassment not only to Missouri, but to the 21st century.
— Mark Loehrer (@PubPolWonk) April 13, 2016
.@BobOnderMO slams "corporate elites." Will he return these campaign checks from @MOCompetes members? #moleg #SJR39 pic.twitter.com/2NxixpQyYu
— Laura Swinford (@laura_swinford) April 13, 2016
“What I’ve said from the beginning is I didn’t want to bury the bill and I didn’t want to speed the bill through,” said Rep. Elijah Haahr, a Springfield Republican who chairs the committee. “My job was to give it the most thorough and fair vetting possible.”In essence, the resolution would lead to a constitutional amendment barring the state from imposing "any penalty" on those entities — including churches, other houses of worship and individuals "with sincere religious beliefs" — who decline to officiate or otherwise participate in same-sex marriage celebrations.
Haahr said he’s made no decision on how to move forward or when the committee will hold a vote.
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