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Will Your Anti-Gay Discrimination Become My Freedom Of Religion?

02.19.14 | 9:15 am

Jerry Owens of Mt. Vernon, Ky., holds a Bible aloft as he stands with hundreds of other demonstrators on the grounds of the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., proclaiming their opposition to same-sex marriage during a rally ... Jerry Owens of Mt. Vernon, Ky., holds a Bible aloft as he stands with hundreds of other demonstrators on the grounds of the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., proclaiming their opposition to same-sex marriage during a rally Monday, March 29, 2004. A bill banning same-sex marriage was defeated in the House last week, but supporters were hoping to bring the measure back up. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke) MORE LESS

Important story from Dylan Scott on how conservatives are reacting to same-sex marriage sweeping the country with a new rearguard legal action to enshrine anti-gay discrimination as protected religious freedom.

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