New PA House Bill 1099, Politics and the rights of the faithful Options

[0saraswati devi dasi0]

A new house bill is on the block in Pennsylvania. House Bill 1099 is an attempt by the legislative body to set legal standards that define valid religion and religious practices. Those under attack in this bill are any persons belonging to a faith that is not recognized as an accepted religious organization. One of it's interesting tools is to prevent individuals who were ordained by electronic means from performing legally valid marriage ceremonies within the state of Pennsylvania. If a couple were to choose, for example, to be married by an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church the union would not be legally recognized.
No governing body should have the power to tell you that your faith is not "valid." No governing body should have the power to prevent individuals from freely choosing how to celebrate thier faith, be it through a marriage ceremony or any other faith based excercise.