LogFAQs > #969797540

Yeah, so the reason the RFMA is a win for the religious right is that all it does is guarantee that a marriage performed legally in one state will be recognized federally, but it also has a ton of weaselly language in there about how non-profit religious organizations are indeed allowed to be as discriminatory as they want, and it basically enshrines 'states rights' as the law of the land in the case that Obergefell falls. Remember, the mormon church was in favor of this law, and this is why; it's a hedge bet against Obergefell falling from both sides, basically. If it does, then there is no question that they would be able to fully discriminate against gay marriage in Utah, and the matter would be a 'settled issue' because of the RFMA's passing that they don't have to debate anymore. It's not a huge win for them, but it just sort of ends up settling the debate on their side of the issue too much.