LINCOLN- Senator Megan Hunt's amendment to LB371, which seeks to ban minors from drag shows, generated national attention. The amendment would ban minors from church camps, vacation Bible study classes and other “religious indoctrination camps.” This is one of several statement amendments Senator Hunt is using to convey her thoughts and points on the bill she strongly opposes.

Her amendment generally mirrors the bill, which she opposes, but starts by laying out legislative findings that there is a “well-documented history of indoctrination and sexual abuse perpetrated by religious leaders and clergy people upon children.” The amendment made national news, with Fox News calling it "anti-religious bigotry".

Many critics flooded to tell Senator Hunt how she is wrong. Sen. Dave Murman of Glenvil, who introduced LB 371, was among the critics. He called Hunt’s amendment unfair to Christians because true Christians abhor the sexual abuse that has occurred in religious contexts. “She’s making a point, I guess, a point that a vast majority of Christians would disagree with,” said Murman.

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