The debate over Georgia’s “religious liberty” bill, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, continues today. A Sandy Springs rabbi outlines why all people of faith should reject the legislation which, he writes, has advanced with questionable issues of fairness in capitol chambers. A representative of the Georgia Baptist Convention supports the bill, saying religious faith cannot be restricted outside places of worship. In our third column, a pediatrics group says a bill lifting restrictions on fireworks is destined to injure and maim more residents, especially children.

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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