National Religious Broadcasters urge Florida lawmakers to kill bill to avoid ‘lawfare’ against Christians

The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) urged Florida state lawmakers on Monday to oppose a controversial bill that has a “very real possibility of weaponizing a wave of ‘lawfare’ against Christian broadcasters,” according to the group’s general counsel.

Senate Bill 752 , which has been widely criticized by conservatives, would amend Florida’s retraction statute, which limits defamation damages if a retraction or correction is published, to force publishers to also remove online content that contains false information. The bill also notes that a publisher must act if a “reasonable person” would conclude a statement is false…

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