In Congress, I will staunchly defend against any attempts to limit our religious freedoms, ensuring that the government does not interfere with our right to worship as we choose.
Defend religious freedom against any attempt to limit it and prevent government interference with worship.
Occurrences
vows to protect our freedom of religion at all costs
Evidence
Congress.gov lists Harshbarger as a cosponsor of H.Res.220, a resolution calling out Nigeria's systematic religious-freedom violations.
Harshbarger introduced H.R.1313; the bill's exceptions include a religious liturgy or ceremony at military installations or facilities.
Assessments
Harshbarger took same-term legislative actions related to religious freedom and worship, including cosponsoring H.Res.220 and introducing H.R.1313 with a worship-related exception. But the cited measures did not pass or produce a binding federal outcome preventing government interference with worship or limiting threats to religious freedom. This supports credit for a serious effort, not fulfillment of the promised outcome.