Protect Religious Freedom for Public Contractors.
HB 207 This bill poses a great threat to Religious Freedom in New Mexico for Public Contractors, Churches, and Faith-Based Organizations.
A public contractor is anyone who contracts with the state to provide a service, such as food banks, homeless shelters, Medicaid providers, and many more. HB207, the Extend Human Rights Act, prohibits public contractors, including our faith-based public contractors, from refusing or otherwise limiting or putting conditions on services to a person because of a multitude of identifiers including gender identity, sexual orientation, or even serious medical condition.
Religious Freedom Threat - This language strips a faith-based organization of the ability to refuse services or employment to someone who does not hold the same beliefs. For example, if a faith-based organization contracts with the government to provide foster care placement, but refuses to recognize same-sex couples as a home for placement, they will be in violation of this bill.
The freedom to operate based on the foundation of religious beliefs will be stripped.
Religious Freedom is one of our most foundational constitutional rights, and once again our New Mexico legislators are passing a bill that strips our freedom. Contact your legislators today and urge them to protect our religious freedom in New Mexico!
Protect Religious Freedom for Public Contractors.
HB 207 This bill poses a great threat to Religious Freedom in New Mexico for Public Contractors, Churches, and Faith-Based Organizations.
A public contractor is anyone who contracts with the state to provide a service, such as food banks, homeless shelters, Medicaid providers, and many more. HB207, the Extend Human Rights Act, prohibits public contractors, including our faith-based public contractors, from refusing or otherwise limiting or putting conditions on services to a person because of a multitude of identifiers including gender identity, sexual orientation, or even serious medical condition.
Religious Freedom Threat - This language strips a faith-based organization of the ability to refuse services or employment to someone who does not hold the same beliefs. For example, if a faith-based organization contracts with the government to provide foster care placement, but refuses to recognize same-sex couples as a home for placement, they will be in violation of this bill.
The freedom to operate based on the foundation of religious beliefs will be stripped.
Religious Freedom is one of our most foundational constitutional rights, and once again our New Mexico legislators are passing a bill that strips our freedom. Contact your legislators today and urge them to protect our religious freedom in New Mexico!