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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