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National Religious Broadcasters
The National Religious Broadcasters, an association of Evangelical Christian media organizations, denounced the act's signing.
NRB President and CEO Troy A. Miller said in a statement that the new law is "a reaction to a fabricated problem that does not exist."
"The ability to obtain a same-sex marriage is not in jeopardy in America today, and this bill does nothing to change the legal status of same-sex marriage anywhere," stated Miller.
"However, the ability to do business or speak in the public square while holding to traditional values about life, marriage, and family is very much under threat. These are part and parcel of the First Amendment freedoms that NRB exists to defend."
Miller also believes the new law "puts faith-driven Americans in legal jeopardy for practicing their beliefs, and instead 'greenlights' the interests of radical activists seeking to penalize and bring harm to those who dissent from their views."
"This exposes Christian social service groups and other entities to predatory litigation with a broad 'private right of action' clause and jeopardizes the ability of religious nonprofits to obtain charitable, tax-exempt status from the IRS," he continued.
