In Ark., a complex divide on religious freedom, gay rights

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https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2015/04/21/arkansas-towns-reveal-more-nuanced-divide-over-religious-liberty-and-gay-marriage/otWwPCn12iyZqgbkzUyI7N/story.html

By Jessica Meyers GLOBE STAFF APRIL 22, 2015

BERRYVILLE, Ark. — Crosses of varying size adorn the walls at a decades-old flower shop just off the main square, the heart of this traditional Bible Belt community. Across the street, a small museum boasts a collection of nearly 1,000 handguns.

Rhonda Oberg’s Nita-Faye Flowers and Gifts is just the kind of business many would see as benefiting from a so-called religious freedom law, which could allow her to refuse to sell flowers for gay weddings. And conservative Berryville is just the kind of place where such a law might be welcomed.

But even in a place where churches outnumber restaurants, many of those often touted as the law’s beneficiaries — such as florists and caterers — don’t see an overwhelming need. In fact, some question its very spirit.

“Discrimination is discrimination,” said Oberg, who has no qualms offering bright wedding bouquets to the neighboring gay-friendly town of Eureka Springs. “It’s ridiculous.”

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1. So be honest

Do you actually run Google searches for articles that use the words "religion" and "nuanced" together?