Lankford, a Republican, served as a Christian minister for 22 years prior to taking office. He says religious liberty is much broader than simple freedom to worship.
“Faith is not the freedom of worship. You have the freedom to be able to worship as you choose,” said Lankford. “It's the freedom of religion. It's the freedom to have a faith and live that faith. And so that that's been dear to me.”
The senator went on to assert that President Biden's administration has abandoned even basic legal protections for religious belief.