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This R&D provides resources on religious freedom laws, focusing largely on two that were recently approved by Indiana and Arkansas. The laws seek to provide a way for business owners to not have their religious beliefs burdened by the government, but critics allege that the Indiana and Arkansas bills allow for-profit businesses to discriminate against the LGBT community. This is unlike other states that have religious freedom laws.
Gov. Hutchinson says bill crafted in a way that mirrors 1993 federal act. For context see @eckholm http://t.co/x1hPHF9lQU
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) April 1, 2015
Is Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act actually similar to the 1993 federal one? @domeniconpr explains: http://t.co/ahc2gxmz2V
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) April 1, 2015
A breakdown of everything you wanted to know about Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act http://t.co/nKyVL7EX6V pic.twitter.com/X12O86haHA
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 1, 2015
Indiana law backs GOP hopefuls into a corner http://t.co/oBSPCEScpF
— POLITICO (@politico) April 1, 2015
The First Church of Cannabis approved after Indiana’s religious freedom law passed http://t.co/ysswuB4bcF pic.twitter.com/ih6StunlK0
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) April 1, 2015
Why a pro-same-sex-marriage law professor supports Indiana’s religious freedom law http://t.co/Iop6fmnpup pic.twitter.com/9wH7PQRnOp
— Vox (@voxdotcom) April 1, 2015
What Indiana could learn from Utah about gay tolerance: http://t.co/sC3CUUFnPP @jon_rauch via @TIMEIdeas
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) April 1, 2015
Pizza shop becomes 1st Indiana business to cite religious law in refusing service to gays: http://t.co/J6LK0bLQYG pic.twitter.com/ITZ6gS50K2
— The Hill (@thehill) April 1, 2015
Q. and A. on ‘Religious Freedom’ Measures in Indiana and Arkansas http://t.co/FNrT0pjNR1 pic.twitter.com/rR8Y2h0tXI
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) April 1, 2015
Arkansas legislature copies Indiana, passes controversial religious freedom bill http://t.co/FfbyQTa2sP pic.twitter.com/W3XzVkuk8b
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) April 1, 2015
All the people and businesses protesting Indiana’s ‘religious freedom’ law. http://t.co/jKmLXchnj6 pic.twitter.com/dTaJuSe97Z
— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) April 1, 2015
Columnist @JonahNRO: Indiana’s religious freedom law isn’t anti-gay — it never even mentions sexual orientation http://t.co/uRUeHnGPfs
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 1, 2015
Religious freedom debate highlights GOP divisions and social issues as 2016 primary begins: http://t.co/3FSYKzZZxD
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 1, 2015
Indiana’s religious freedom law actually doesn’t do much. It’s the backlash that matters: http://t.co/VrU0DqImfv
— POLITICO (@politico) April 1, 2015
Uproar over Indiana’s religious freedom law highlights the speed with which public opinion on gay rights has shifted: http://t.co/jKMSNDnT5r
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 1, 2015
Indiana needlessly embarrasses state while endangering business climate, writes @DavidHaugh http://t.co/OafRDNqBC7 pic.twitter.com/2Gz6L7ydGO
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) April 1, 2015
#Denver has banned city travel to Indiana over its “religious freedom” law: http://t.co/V5IB2ZksYF by @JonMurray
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) April 1, 2015
Are we prepared to handcuff a feminist photographer who won’t take pictures at a strip club? http://t.co/pIcyfhVowr
— National Review (@NRO) April 1, 2015
Why the tech industry decided to pick a fight over Indiana’s law http://t.co/L9OZmtCuH8
— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) April 1, 2015