nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||Some Faith Leaders Call Equality Act Devastating; For Others, It’s God’s Will||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Faith groups are deeply split over the proposal to expand federal civil rights law to LGBTQ people.

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Faith groups are deeply split over the Equality Act. Evangelicals, Catholics, Latter-day Saints and Orthodox Jews say it limits religious freedom. Mainline Protestants and other progressive faith groups support it.

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Some Faith Leaders Call Equality Act Devastating; For Others, It’s God’s Will

Faith groups are deeply split over the proposal to expand federal civil rights law to LGBTQ people.