The Constitution treats religious belief as uniquely special, uniquely central to the dignity of the human person, and, for that reason, beyond the power of the state to control. Josh Hawley Read Quote
American business needs more conscience, not less, whether from religious motivation like Hobby Lobby or from secular intentions. Josh Hawley Read Quote
The Obama administration contends that starting a for-profit business means leaving religious liberty behind. The administration has effectively told the Supreme Court that for-profit companies have no right to act on moral convictions the government opposes. They are about profits. That position is deeply mistaken. Josh Hawley Read Quote
If people can’t expect their government to be honest and clean, they can’t expect anything from it. Josh Hawley Read Quote
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act extends religious liberty to corporations without regard to their for-profit and non-profit status. Josh Hawley Read Quote
The Supreme Court has been clear that states have the right to protect their citizens against out-of-state regulations that would burden those citizens. Josh Hawley Read Quote
I am 100 percent pro-life and have been my whole life. That means I am opposed to abortion at any stage of pregnancy, and I am opposed to embryonic stem-cell research. Josh Hawley Read Quote
The federal government does not have the authority to tell landowners and ranchers and farmers that they can’t farm and ranch their land because someday an endangered species might live there. Josh Hawley Read Quote
Through the 1980s and ’90s, evangelicals sought to turn back the forces of secularization. Groups like the Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition pressed for laws recognizing Christianity’s unique place in American life, including laws that would allow prayer in public schools and Christian displays in public places. Josh Hawley Read Quote
Where we see corruption and can make a case against it, we’re being aggressive. Josh Hawley Read Quote
