A federal judge has struck down a Mississippi bill that allowed county clerks to cite their religious convictions to avoid issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
A group of Baptist pastors have written a letter in support of Mississippi’s controversial law which aims to protect the religious freedom of those who oppose same-sex marriage.
A Mississippi House Bill says that businesses, public workers and social workers cannot be fired for denying services based on the belief that marriage is strictly between a man and a woman.
Southern states including Alabama, Mississippi and Texas are trying to find legal ways to avoid the Supreme Court’s ruling that legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.