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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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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