Indiana Legislature Caves, Guts Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Apr 3, 2015 12:43:35 #
Gutless! Arkansas also caved on their bill...pathetic gutless wonders
On Thursday, Indiana Republicans in the state legislature caved to pressure from the left regarding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which simply preserved the right of religious people to act according to their rights in their businesses, so long as those principles did not conflict with a compelling state interest.
The amendment to the RFRA actively states that service providers may not use the RFRA as a defense if they refuse to serve people based on sexual orientation. Presumably, the Indiana legislators hope that the RFRA will still protect service providers who refuse to serve same-sex weddings, since failure to serve same-sex weddings is not the same as failure to serve gay clients. But that is a flimsy branch upon which to build an argument for freedom.
In caving to the demands of the left, the state of Indiana actually enshrined more special rights for gays and lesbians than had existed before the RFRA was passed. Indiana law made no reference to sexual orientation in its anti-discrimination statutes prior to the RFRA; now the RFRA itself will be used as a weapon against religious Americans in Indiana who believe that homosexuality is a sin, since the law affirmatively prohibits a religious freedom defense with regard to failure to serve gays and lesbians.
Indiana legislators are so frightened that they plan to expand state anti-discrimination laws to include sexual orientation explicitly. Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said that such legislation needs to be discussed. Bosma said that while the law did not discriminate against gays and lesbians, it was the perception that had to be addressed. He added, All we can say is we are sorry that misinterpretation hurt so many people.
He and his colleagues ought to be sorry, given that they were happy to make noises about defending religious liberty when it was politically convenient but now plan to use the government to encroach upon it.
UPDATE on the Christian pizzeria: donations received now over $622,000.
On Thursday, Indiana Republicans in the state legislature caved to pressure from the left regarding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which simply preserved the right of religious people to act according to their rights in their businesses, so long as those principles did not conflict with a compelling state interest.
The amendment to the RFRA actively states that service providers may not use the RFRA as a defense if they refuse to serve people based on sexual orientation. Presumably, the Indiana legislators hope that the RFRA will still protect service providers who refuse to serve same-sex weddings, since failure to serve same-sex weddings is not the same as failure to serve gay clients. But that is a flimsy branch upon which to build an argument for freedom.
In caving to the demands of the left, the state of Indiana actually enshrined more special rights for gays and lesbians than had existed before the RFRA was passed. Indiana law made no reference to sexual orientation in its anti-discrimination statutes prior to the RFRA; now the RFRA itself will be used as a weapon against religious Americans in Indiana who believe that homosexuality is a sin, since the law affirmatively prohibits a religious freedom defense with regard to failure to serve gays and lesbians.
Indiana legislators are so frightened that they plan to expand state anti-discrimination laws to include sexual orientation explicitly. Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said that such legislation needs to be discussed. Bosma said that while the law did not discriminate against gays and lesbians, it was the perception that had to be addressed. He added, All we can say is we are sorry that misinterpretation hurt so many people.
He and his colleagues ought to be sorry, given that they were happy to make noises about defending religious liberty when it was politically convenient but now plan to use the government to encroach upon it.
UPDATE on the Christian pizzeria: donations received now over $622,000.
Apr 3, 2015 13:33:16 #
Bad Bob
Loc: Virginia
JMHO wrote:
b Gutless! Arkansas also caved on their bill...p... (show quote)
The Libs win again.
:thumbup: :lol:
Apr 3, 2015 15:03:58 #
Apr 3, 2015 16:16:59 #
Bad Bob
Loc: Virginia
Super Dave wrote:
I agree, the Wacko Birds are just going to have to "suck it up".Too bad.
You can't pacify terrorists or other mobs of angry thugs.
You can't pacify terrorists or other mobs of angry thugs.
:lol:
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