Next week, North Dakota voters will decide whether to add an
amendment to the state's constitution that supporters say will guarantee
religious freedom. But the ballot measure has prompted debate over
precisely what it safeguards; opponents argue that it's a solution in
search of a problem and worry about its consequences.
Measure 3
is worded this way: "Government may not burden a person's or religious
organization's religious liberty." Its supporters call it the Religious
Liberty Restoration amendment; they say it's needed because of a
22-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision they believe has put limits on
religious freedom.
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