Professor: Indiana RFRA ‘Fix’ Could Send Christians to Jail

Breitbart.com ^ | 04/02/2015 | Austin Ruse

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The greatly anticipated “fix” to the Indiana religious freedom law has been released by the Indiana legislative committee, and it is far worse than conservatives feared.

According to law professor Mark Rienzi, the new fix will allow the state to prosecute Christians criminally for denying gay weddings their professional affirmation.

Rienzi, of the Becket Fund and Catholic University School of Law and who was lead attorney in the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court case that upheld a claim under the federal religious freedom law, said this would “criminalize religious objectors.”

[2ndDivisionVet]

Mission accomplished.

[Doogle]

if the head muslim wants it that way.....he’ll try it

[The Great RJ]

I am waiting for a gay couple to go to a Muslim caterer and order ham for their wedding reception.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Why couldn’t a “traditional” couple do that?

[Adder]

They just repealed what they passed.

Wussies.

[Sans-Culotte]

I don’t know where Mike Pence stands on gay sex, but he sure managed to bugger his presidential aspirations.

[SmokingJoe]

Welcome to Stalinist Russia, aka Indiana. This is what happens when gutless politicians fail to grow a pair, become surrender monkeys and pander to foaming at the mouth gaytapo. Gee, thanks Mike Pence.

[Guenevere]

Bttt

[hoosiermama]

Have asked my representative to add Christian to the list of protected people.

[MrB]

Well...

that’s the point, isn’t it?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

And big biz is behind this, too. Killing competition.....one small biz at a time.

[SmokingJoe]

He shouldn’t even think of running. ISIS/LOL is much more nasty then the gay mafia, if Mike Pence can’t even handle the deranged gays, how does he propose to deal with ISIS/L if heaven forbid, he became president?

[cowboyusa]

Some good news, the NYC Hillsong United Pastors and singers were on the Today Show this morning. You will see record numbers for the AD miniseries on Sunday. God will roar louder than the enemy. Keep the faith FR.

[Olog-hai]

… the new fix will allow the state to prosecute Christians criminally for denying gay weddings their professional affirmation …

This really makes me wonder if Pence is a liberal mole in spite of his strong conservative record—with all due respect to Pence supporters. No conservative would react this way to persecution, especially to the degree of actually undermining the Free Exercise Clause.

[concerned about politics]

the new fix will allow the state to prosecute Christians criminally for denying gay weddings their professional affirmation.

REPUBLICANS did this to the 98% of the American people who are normal. They did this to appease the 2% !!

Remember the republican propaganda in 2016- "You have to vote republican in the next election or the other guy will win."

[C19fan]

Once again when push comes to shove Big Business always wins out over Traditionalists. We live in a Corporatist Oligarchy.

[The South Texan]

I’m sure that is A-Ok with the Gaystapo, the Democrat Party and the Drive By Media!

[Flycatcher]

They just repealed what they passed. Wussies.

Yes, they did. But it's even worse. They've now bestowed the protections of victimhood onto homosexuals and homosexual activism.

It boggles my mind.

[martinidon]

This is just insane. I just don't understand legislators that want to create laws that impact a very small minority of the population. There are really only a few service entities this law is suppose to protect and how many of them were complaining prior to passing this law? I totally support someone of Religious convictions not having to cater to, offer on-site support, or attend a gay wedding. But really how many Christian Cake Bakers or Florist in Indiana complained that they need a law to protect them? Now the legislatures are rushing to fix the law and it may be worse.
Even this Pizza company got caught up with this “Gotcha” journalism. How many gay people have requested the Pizza joint to cater their wedding? Do they even cater? And by catering I mean participating and serving at the wedding. Delivering 10 pizza's to a church or a banquet hall is not catering....
Lawmakers need to use common sense here. Focus on the issues of the people. Jobs, Less Government, Fiscal responsibility, etc. If a Christian company needs to be protected from serving at a gay wedding I am sure a bunch of smart attorneys can create a contract that states at anytime this contract can be subcontracted to another company for any reason (isn't that what Obama did with contraception for religious protections buy letting the Religion off the hook by letting someone else administer the contraception...).