Letter: Keep discrimination out of North Dakota

As individuals of religion, we’re writing in response to the November 16, 2022 article “

North Dakota’s Hoeven, Cramer vote in opposition to regulation to guard homosexual marriage rights

”:

Within the article Sen. Hoeven acknowledged, “My concern with this invoice is that it doesn’t adequately shield non secular freedom, that features each people and companies based mostly on sincerely-held non secular beliefs, in addition to non secular organizations.”

We realized sturdy core values via our Lutheran religion. Via custom, sacred textual content, worship and group we realized to worth love, welcome, inclusion and non- judgment. It’s due to our religion that we all know treating somebody in a different way due to who they’re and whom they love is improper. Non secular freedom is a basic a part of America, which is why it’s within the federal and state structure. Nonetheless, that freedom doesn’t give companies or firms the power to disclaim items and providers to somebody due to who they’re and whom they love.

We consider all People ought to deal with each other as they might wish to be handled. Religion is about loving our neighbors, not discriminating in opposition to them. We perceive not everybody holds the identical non secular beliefs as we do, nevertheless, we do know North Dakota is about constructing sturdy communities. Discrimination has no place in North Dakota. Non secular freedom isn’t being threatened. What’s being threatened is robust communities and a powerful economic system.

It’s due to our religion and love for all those that we wish to maintain discrimination out of North Dakota.

Janet Fisher, Berthold, N.D., and Denise Dykeman, Rev. Ellery Dykeman and Barb Solberg, all Minot, N.D.

This letter doesn’t essentially mirror the opinion of The Discussion board’s editorial board nor Discussion board possession.