“The Right to Worship Act,” sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and cosponsored by Republicans and Democrats alike, seeks to “protect” religious buildings and people inside them by limiting the First Amendment right to protest in nearby areas.
The bill prohibits activities within 100 feet of a house of worship that include actions that are “knowingly disrupting the scheduled religious service” or “impeding people from participating at [a] scheduled religious service.”
I remember being a kid and walking to special service events where protestors were outside denouncing csa. On one hand, they didn’t factor into my decision to leave the church - you’re told they’re the devil and evidence the church is right and then you forget about them. Disruptions also made the service far more interesting. On the other hand, I would hate for the church to go uncontested. Imho this is kind of a nothingburger. Ofc on principle I vote protect the protests, but I don’t think I’d waste a lot of energy on this one.