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Supporters of religious exemption bill say debate isn’t over

ATLANTA (AP) — Conservative groups said Tuesday that Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal turned his back on people of faith by vetoing a "religious freedom" bill and vowed to press the issue in coming years. "This is not the end of this fight," said Virginia Galloway, who represents

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Georgia Governor vetoes religious exemptions bill

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has vetoed legislation allowing clergy to refuse performing gay marriage and protecting people who refuse to attend the ceremonies. The Republican rejected the bill on Monday, saying "I have examined the protections that this bill proposes to provide to the faith based community