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Coming Wednesday: A live, statewide GPB radio debate over ‘religious liberty’

January 13, 2015 Atlanta: An overflow crowd lines the railings above the Capitol Rotunda during a rally in support of fired Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran on Tuesday afternoon January 13, 2015. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM An overflow crowd lines the railings above the Capitol Rotunda during a January 2015 rally in support of religious liberty bills before the Legislature. Ben Gray, bgray@ajc.com

Credit: Jim Galloway

Credit: Jim Galloway

January 13, 2015 Atlanta: An overflow crowd lines the railings above the Capitol Rotunda during a rally in support of fired Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran on Tuesday afternoon January 13, 2015. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM An overflow crowd lines the railings above the Capitol Rotunda during a January 2015 rally in support of religious liberty bills before the Legislature. Ben Gray, bgray@ajc.com
By Jim Galloway
June 7, 2016

On the 2 p.m. Wednesday edition of GPB's "Political Rewind," host Bill Nigut and I will be trying something new.

We’ll be moderating a two-man debate over “religious liberty” legislation between long-time advocate Josh McKoon, a Republican state senator from Columbus, and Brian Robinson, a Republican and former flack for Gov. Nathan Deal, who vetoed HB 757 last month.

That's at 88.5 FM in Atlanta. Click here to find stations elsewhere.

McKoon says he will continue his fight to pass the legislation despite Gov. Deal's warning he may once again veto the measure should pass the House and Senate next year. North Carolina's bathroom measure is likely to come up, as is this:

The editor of the official newspaper of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, which headed up support for the "religious liberty" bill vetoed this spring by Gov. Nathan Deal, is questioning whether Islam is worthy of First Amendment protection under the U.S. Constitution.

Be sure to tune in.

About the Author

Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.

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