Rabbi Brad Hirschfield on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

03 Apr 2015

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Lawmakers in Indiana and Alabama are facing a firestorm after they enacted new legislation around religious freedoms, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which critics say is designed to discriminate against LGBT citizens.   “Profound misunderstandings” around religion and religious ideology, says Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, “are getting in the way of having a healthier culture.”