Pictured from left: Monica Boyer, Gov. Mike Pence, Dr. Bill Katip, Grace College, and Dr. Gregg Chenoweth, Bethel College.

Grace College president, Dr. Bill Katip, was present on Thursday when Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bill which prohibits a governmental entity from substantially burdening a person’s exercise of religion. A report on the ceremony appeared in the online news site, Ink Free News. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article.

KATIP, CHENOWETH SHOW SUPPORT FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BILL

Rivals on the basketball court but partners when fighting for a common cause, the presidents of Grace College, Winona Lake, and Bethel College in Mishawaka were among those attending the private ceremony this morning in which Gov. Mike Pence signed into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in the governor’s private Indianapolis Statehouse office. Dr. Bill Katip, president of Grace and Dr. Gregg Chenoweth, president of Bethel College, are shown here after the ceremony with Gov. Pence and with local activist Monica Boyer.

In a press statement following the signing of the controversial bill, Gov. Pence explained, “Today I signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, because I support the freedom of religion for every Hoosier of every faith. The Constitution of the United States and the Indiana Constitution both provide strong recognition of the freedom of religion but today, many people of faith feel their religious liberty is under attack by government action.”

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