Press: Grace Cuts Both Ways

The drive to protect all Americans from discrimination is inexorable. What’s in doubt is how long it will take before we all get there, and how many bumps, bruises and claims of being wronged we’ll have to  endure along the way. On Thursday afternoon, members of Congress introduced the Equality Act, a federal initiative hailed by supporters as an anti-discrimination equalizer for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens, and for women in general. The legislation was immediately backed by some of our country’s corporate powerhouses: Apple, Dow Chemical Co. and Levi Strauss & Co., to name a few. While there are many parts to the Equality Act, one that will be most closely watched and hotly debated is its protection of religious exemptions that have been in place for the last half century/ Coeur d’Alene Press Editorial Board . More here.

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