Posted on 03/25/2015 9:16:14 PM PDT by Steelfish
Groups May Boycott Indiana Over Religious Objections Bill
By Tom Davies March 25, 2015 INDIANAPOLIS — Organizers of at least two major conventions set for Indianapolis have joined some business leaders in urging Republican Gov. Mike Pence to veto a religious objections bill that opponents say could provide legal cover for discrimination against gay people.
In a letter to Pence sent Wednesday, leaders of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) warned the legislation was causing them to reconsider plans to hold their 6,000-person General Assembly in Indianapolis in 2017. The CEO of a gathering of gamers considered to be the city’s largest annual convention also expressed concern about the bill, which the state Senate passed Tuesday.
Pence spokeswoman Kara Brooks said the governor has planned a private ceremony for Thursday to sign the measure, which would prohibit state and local laws that “substantially burden” the ability of people — including businesses and associations — to follow their religious beliefs. Indiana would be the first state to enact such a change this year among about a dozen states where such proposals have been introduced.
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this article is from the associated press. the crux copies and pastes religious articles from other sites.
the georgia state senate passed a similiar bill by a large margin. however the georgia gop house speaker is putting the bill on ice. why? coca-cola, home depot, delta airlines say no to religious liberty and yes to higher transportation taxes. which the house speaker pushed thru.
I hope Pence doesn’t bow to economic extortion.
Let these extortionists take their party to San Francisco, Las Vegas, or New Orleans. But they should be aware that some of these queer loving cities don’t much care for “Christians” of any sort.
What the Christian apostates fail to understand is that accepting GLBTQ..... will not endear them to the Left as they hope. It wont fill the empty pews. They will be attacked & marginalized until their religion makes no mention of Jesus, God, or Heaven.
Yes, I agree the article did describe and quote the whine of the whiners opposing the bill. I didn’t really think it “sympathized” with the opposition, but rather it was a Catholic preaching to the choir, just informing readers who are already devoutly supportive of religious liberty, and did not therefore see a need to have to defend it. I mean, since it was a Catholic source writer, that is the way I took it.
Maybe I’m wrong, but..?
Apparently, The Crux copies and pastes stories from the Associated Press. It seems that's what has happened here, which explains the anti-Christian bias.
The Crux should know better, in my opinion.
Correction: See Post 21.
Then let them marry as a religious group whomever they please. Really, nobody is stopping this group from trying their own thing. If they really believe that God is backing them, it doesn’t even matter if they are alone in offering Christian marriages which they feel are good. Their words and actions speak more than even they would admit.
Here’s an additional report from the Daily Caller:
http://dailycaller.com/2015/03/17/what-do-these-controversial-religious-freedom-bills-actually-say/
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