'Gay,' Muslim lawmakers launching resolution                                  Congressmen attack 'so-called religious freedom'     Bob Unruh

A homosexual member of Congress from Colorado and a Muslim 
from Indiana are proposing a resolution to thwart 
“so-called religious freedom” laws that reinforce the constitutional
protections reserved for religious believers accused of discrimination.

The issue arose when Indiana passed a Religious Freedom Protection Act based on the federal law to protect people of faith such as the Christian bakers, florists and photographers who have been punished for declining to lend their talents to same-sex ceremonies.
The new move from Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., and Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., would force Christians to provide their services for homosexual events, even if it violates their faith.
Carson, a Muslim whose appointment to the House Intelligence Committee has been criticized because of his association with radical Islamic groups, this week issued a statement about his plan for a “Federal LGBT Resolution Opposing Discrimination.”
“For far too long, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans have been forced to live in the shadows because of who they are,” Carson said in a statement posted online. “Year after year, we see attacks on the LGBT community as governments at all levels look to institutionalize discrimination in the name of religious freedom. Recently, we witnessed my home state of Indiana enact a Religious Freedom Restoration Act, giving businesses the right to refuse serve based on sexual orientation and gender identity.”
“Big List of Christian Coercion” with dozens of cases in which Christians have been fined, threatened or penalized for recognizing the biblical definition of marriage. A petition also has been created in support of ordinances that allow Christian business owners to live by their faith.
“The resolution comes in response to what they refer to as the ‘so-called religious freedom’ law passed in Indiana,” the report said.

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