Republican Ruse? Indiana “Religious Freedom” Law Bait and Switch

The New American Magazine ^ | Friday, 03 April 2015 | Selwyn Duke

[Liberty1st]

Indiana Republicans possibly were trying to do their best impression of a cheap tent, but there perhaps hasn’t been such a quick folding since the collapse of the Maginot Line.

The state’s Religious Freedom Restoration act, despite Governor Mike Pence’s feints to the contrary, was clearly intended to offer protection to bakers, florists, wedding planners, and anyone else who objects to participating in faux weddings and other events contrary to his conscience. Instead, after a media maelstrom, pugnacious protesting, and big-money maneuvering, an amendment to the legislation has rendered it an exercise in cowardly posturing.

Passed by the GOP-controlled Indiana legislature and signed by Pence Thursday evening, the law has perhaps been mischaracterized by some. CNN claims it offers “protections based on sexual orientation” for the first time in Indiana’s history. Yet it seems that American Thinker is correct in stating that with the amendment, “the law in essence has become meaningless.” It appears that the Indiana Republicans — rattled by the politically correct backlash but wanting to pacify social conservatives — just wanted to pass something bearing the name “Religious Freedom Restoration Act.”

[CyberAnt]

ROTFLOL

[Mustangman]

The truth is, anyone has the right the refuse to serve anyone for any reason in this country. It doesn’t need to be deified into law on any legal grounds..including religious grounds. We live in a free society!!

Certainly, a restaurant that refuses service to a gay couple, may lose business. On the other hand, that’s their decision. No one else’s. Can an owner of a gay bar, be forced to host the monthly “nazi party” meetings? Of course not. The principal is what is what we need to defend.

So, when you are debating that liberal toad in your life, defend the principal and don’t get sucked into trying to defend some awful extreme example. The left traps us that way. Be smart on this debate and you’ll win the argument.