JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Democrats in the Missouri Senate say there is no end in sight for their filibuster over a proposal to add greater religious protections to the state Constitution for some business owners and individuals opposed to gay marriage.
The measure and Democrats’ continuing effort Wednesday to block it have ground the Republican-led Senate to a halt and highlighted the national debate over balancing civil rights and religious liberties following last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.