'An outright lie': Ohio lawmaker shown to be linked to group pushing rightwing Christian bills

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/09/ohio-timothy-ginter-project-blitz

Jessica Glenza in New York
Mon 9 Dec 2019 05.00 EST

An Ohio legislator who said he had “no knowledge” of a rightwing Christian bill mill called Project Blitz is, in fact, the co-chair of the state branch of an organization behind the campaign.

The Ohio state representative Timothy Ginter sponsored a bill called the Student Religious Liberties Act. Opponents argued the bill would provide students with a religious exemption to facts, and would frighten teachers and school administrators into including religion in school functions.

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