Alabama is in turmoil this week over conflicting rulings on the state's same-sex marriage ban, but Republicans' last-ditch efforts to outlaw marriage equality are getting truly desperate. This week, GOP State Rep. Jim Hill proposed a measure that would allow judges and religious leaders not only to opt out of performing marriages that defy their religious beliefs, but also to choose not to recognize them -- for the sake of "religious liberty." The bill, known as the Freedom of Religion in Marriage Protection Act, has the potential to reach far beyond the LGBT community and same-sex couples who wish to marry, and could also pave the way for probate judges not to grant marriage licenses (or divorces) to couples of different religious backgrounds.