This move is a direct result of the persecution of Christians in Egypt and the PA-occupied parts of Judea, Sumeria, and Gaza.
Note that the “Church” (which one?) leaders oppose this; unlike most USA Christians, the Christians of the area are generally virulently anti-Semitic, due to some sort of Stockholm Syndrome, I think.
EMA (Eastern Minorities Alliance) marches on. Church leaders would publicly oppose it because to publicly support it would mean reprisals from the Muslims. All the more reason for the legislation, and all the more reason that EMA is inevitable.