A compromise may be in the works for "Add the Words" legislation. In testimony explaining his vote to hold the bill in the House State Affairs Committee, state Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens said (according to Jeff Selle/Coeur d'Alene Press):

Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, also said he would support a compromise. Barbieri said his fear in passing the "Add The Words" bill is that it could be used as a "sword" rather than the "shield" it was intended to be. ... Barbieri said the bill didn't go far enough to protect religious concerns. "There is no question that the testimony here is heartbreaking," he said, Thursday. "I can't deny the compassion that has stirred in me from listening to these stories and I certainly feel no animosity to anyone in the LGBT community." He said he has no doubt that there is considerable persecution, violence and abuse against that community. "It needs to stop. Laws have not stopped that behavior," he said. "A change of heart needs to happen to stop criminal behavior and to date, throughout mankind, that has not happened." More here.

Thoughts?