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Marthe48

(16,899 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 11:28 AM Mar 2015

A look at widely criticized Indiana law on religious freedom

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Source: AP

Indiana lawmakers have been scrambling to control damage from a widely criticized new law that critics fear could permit discrimination against gays and lesbians. The state is among about a dozen where measures aimed at preventing government from infringing on people's religious beliefs have been introduced this year.

Arkansas is poised to become the second state this year to enact such a measure.

A look at the laws and what's being done to address the criticism:

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/look-widely-criticized-indiana-law-114514606.html



The live news conference is included in the link.
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A look at widely criticized Indiana law on religious freedom (Original Post) Marthe48 Mar 2015 OP
Only one reason why they are scrambling... Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2015 #1
Locking OKNancy Mar 2015 #2
 

Elmer S. E. Dump

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1. Only one reason why they are scrambling...
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 11:44 AM
Mar 2015

They have pissed the whole country off, and people are boycotting and thinking seriously about boycotting everything Indiana.

OKNancy

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2. Locking
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 12:40 PM
Mar 2015

Sorry, but this is an analysis article, not breaking news.
Please feel free to repost in Good Read, General Discussion, or Politics 2015

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