[bigbob]

Thomas is trying to apply logic, but logic doesn’t apply in this argument because the homo lobby has used it’s control of education, the media, and pop culture to convince well over half of America that it’s about “fairness and equality”.

[ealgeone]

No shirt, no shoes, no service!

[fruser1]

I don’t know if it’s true or not, but I’ve heard that it’s hard for heterosexuals to get served in gay-heavy Key West bars. Ripe for lawsuit down there?

[twoputt]

“Indiana isn’t targeting gays. Liberals are targeting religion.”

That says it all.

[MustKnowHistory]

I know that woman. She is the owner of River Knits in Lafayette, IN. I may never go there again.

[drjimmy]

If I visit a kosher restaurant and order a pork chop, am I being discriminated against when the waiter says they don't serve pork?

Sorry, but this analogy doesn't hold water. If the restaurant doesn't serve pork to anyone, they aren't discriminating. If they serve pork to everyone but Cal Thomas, then they are discriminating. I'm pretty sure Cal is smart enough to know the difference; he's just hoping his readers aren't.

As long as the proponents of the Indiana/Arkansas laws are upfront about the purpose of the laws, which is to permit discrimination based on religious beliefs without legal recourse, I have no problem with their arguments (though I disagree with the results). That the governors are claiming the laws are not intended to permit discrimination is just hogwash.

[jazzlite]

Hope Miley will stay out of my state, too. Thankfully, my 15 year old is not a fan of hers.

[RayChuang88]

Personally, I think one Ted Cruz could use this as Us against "The Man" mantra to ride to victory in 2016, especially taking advantage of the old Silent Majority that won't be so silent anymore.

[TopDog2]

The only reason the left got so worked up about this is that Gov. Pence has been mentioned as a potential Presidential/VP candidate and is conservative. They wanted to take him down before he got any traction.

[American Constitutionalist]

Just like the Tea Party march on Washington in 2009 Can there be a march on Washington for Religious Liberty ?

Jim Robinson have you thought about a march on Washington for Religious Liberty ?

[Amendment10]

Excellent article by Cal Thomas.

But with all due respect to Mr. Thomas, I cannot believe how many patriots are not mentioning that the state religious freedom laws compliment Section 1 of the 14th Amendment (14A).

14th Amendment, Section 1:

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States [emphasis added]; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Note that the “privileges or immunities” term which John Bingham, the main author of Section 1, used in that section is just another way to refer to constitutionally enumerated rights, most of these well-known rights, including 1st Amendment-protected freedom of religious expression, listed in the Bill of Rights.

Also note that not only have low-information, pro-gay activist states already unthinkingly abridged the right of religious expression imo, as evidenced by these states using equality laws to bully and punish Christians business owners, but consider this.

Section 5 of 14A gives Congress the power to enforce all Sections of 14A and is what gave Congress the power to make the Religious Freedom Restoraction Act (RFRA). Otherwise, citizens could argue that the 1st Amendment prohibits Congress from making religion-related laws. (Note that corrupt Congress is probably not going to lift a finger to enforce RFRA.)