Bill introduced allowing individuals to refuse performing same sex marriages

A House Judiciary committee will hear testimony Wednesday afternoon on a bill that protects religious officials and others who refuse to perform same sex marriages.
Rep. Dave Talerico, R- Healy, at a House Majority press availability, Feb. 4, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)The bill is sponsored by Fairbanks Republican Rep. Dave Talerico and mirrors one making its way through the Senate. It exempts people who perform marriage ceremonies from civil or criminal liability for refusing to perfor