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Walmart to Arkansas gov.: Veto religious freedom law
CNN Money ^ | 04/01/2015 | By Katie Lobosco

Posted on 04/01/2015 6:23:01 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Walmart's CEO is standing up against a religious freedom law that just landed on the governor's desk in Arkansas, home to the company's headquarters.

It's similar to the law Indiana adopted last week, which sparked outrage from those who say it opens the door for discrimination against gays and lesbians.

Walmart (WMT) CEO Doug McMillon asked Gov. Asa Hutchinson to veto the bill, which was approved by the Arkansas House on Tuesday.

The company is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. "Today's passage of HB1228 threatens to undermine the spirit of inclusion present throughout the state of Arkansas and does not reflect the values we proudly uphold," McMillon said in a statement.

It's not the only other state currently considering a religious freedom law. There are 14 other states looking at similar proposals this year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

A number of big companies have spoken out against the Indiana law, including Starbucks (SBUX), Apple (AAPL, Tech30), Angie's List (ANGI), Yelp (YELP), Salesforce (CRM, Tech30), and Eli Lilly (LLY). NASCAR, as well as the NCAA, NBA, WNBA, Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever have also expressed disappointment. And Connecticut banned all state-funded travel to Indiana over the law.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; US: Arkansas; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: arkansas; asahutchinson; corporateliberalism; cronyfascism; homofascism; homosexualagenda; indiana; mikepence; religiousfreedom; rfra; walmart
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To: Arm_Bears

He could sign it at any time since it was passed.

Still waiting...


41 posted on 04/01/2015 7:28:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Teacher317

What if two gay singers don’t want to sing at a Tea Party event... or a Church event...

Can we sue the GAY SINGERS and FORCE them to do something they don’t believe in?


42 posted on 04/01/2015 7:33:15 AM PDT by GOPJ (Racism is racism, regardless of the race of the racist. - Freeper RipSawyer)
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To: SeekAndFind

I live in Indiana and have seen first hand the insanity that is occurring.

It is not just that there is a hostility towards people of faith. Government and business does not hate religion.....afterall, they do have their religion that they worship: Money


43 posted on 04/01/2015 7:36:02 AM PDT by TMA62 (Al Sharpton - The North Korea of race relations)
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To: Paul46360

I sent feedback. Thank you.


44 posted on 04/01/2015 7:37:39 AM PDT by Skeez
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To: GOPJ
The examples I've been using online:

Blacks must serve at KKK rallies...
Straight fathers must serve NAMBLA meetings...
Gays must serve at Westboro Baptist funeral protests...

Either you want Freedom (where we have the right to follow our conscience, as is written in the Indiana Bill of Rights), or "Equality" (in that no person may say "no" anymore, so we are all equally enslaved, and the above examples may be forced on other people). Take your pick, protestors.

45 posted on 04/01/2015 7:41:07 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: sickoflibs
"and I notice most of the losers who shop there use cash only."

So who do you consider the winners- credit card users, debit card users, or food stamp users?

46 posted on 04/01/2015 7:46:02 AM PDT by matthew fuller (Obama stands with ISIL and the Caliphate.)
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To: GOPJ

RE: Can we sue the GAY SINGERS and FORCE them to do something they don’t believe in?

I have an idea, the RNC should invite Elton John to sing at their convention. I think he will accept. He sang at Rush Limbaugh’s wedding.


47 posted on 04/01/2015 7:46:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: MrB

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!!!


48 posted on 04/01/2015 7:49:11 AM PDT by Paul46360 (..)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hey CNN, maybe the Left is correct and the contemporary Wal-Mart IS the Devil.


49 posted on 04/01/2015 7:49:23 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: SeekAndFind

The children of the devil are busy little bees! Meanwhile...The LORD says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool”. JESUS calmly waits, maybe we should too.


50 posted on 04/01/2015 7:53:26 AM PDT by avenir (I'm pessimistic about man, but I'm optimistic about GOD!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Walmart is trash.


51 posted on 04/01/2015 7:56:24 AM PDT by Amagi (Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
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To: SeekAndFind
RE: ATTACK WALMART WITH YOUR OPINION...

Just did. Thanks for posting the link. Will also make an extra effort to shop elsewhere! It's a small thing to do, considering.

52 posted on 04/01/2015 8:07:09 AM PDT by amorphous
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To: amorphous

Well, I hope the Targets and KMarts of the world don’t go political on us.


53 posted on 04/01/2015 8:09:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Walmart has always seemed like a Third World store to me with its murky lighting, crappy products and bizarre customers. Herewith, some examples of what I will just have to miss from now on:



54 posted on 04/01/2015 8:14:29 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne (The night is far spent, the day is at hand.- Romans 13:12)
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To: SeekAndFind

Many corporate entities seem to be, at least the larger ones. I’ve started buying many hard goods direct from China and online mom&pops via ebay and bypassing the Walmart/Boxstore middlemen. Will also double my effort to use local vendors whenever possible. Pretty much doing that now with groceries and meats. Last purchase of a gallon of milk at wallyworld had so much phenol (or some similar tasting chemical) added that it was undrinkable.


55 posted on 04/01/2015 8:19:45 AM PDT by amorphous
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To: Teacher317

This law also strips away the right of Quakers NOT to serve in combat situations...


56 posted on 04/01/2015 8:22:16 AM PDT by GOPJ (Racism is racism, regardless of the race of the racist. - Freeper RipSawyer)
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To: Arm_Bears
"So when is Asa supposed to sign the bill that he said he would sign; assuming he doesn’t get cold feet?"

He is not going to sign it. He wants the bill recalled and changed or additional legislation passed.

57 posted on 04/01/2015 8:46:54 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: Truth29

He’s caving but doesn’t want us to think he is.

Ol Governor Bill Clinton would have been a lot more slick and convcincing that Hutchinson just was in front of the cameras a few minutes ago.


58 posted on 04/01/2015 8:56:02 AM PDT by Nextrush (OBAMACARE IS A BAILOUT FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY)
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To: SeekAndFind

Wallmart, the corporation that loved food stamps!


59 posted on 04/01/2015 8:57:38 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (Is a Republican who won't call Obama a Muslim worthy of your vote?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Pence can kiss any talk of running for POTUS goodbye. Every conservative talkie was busy defending it and his decision then he vacilates to the godless sodomites using the guileful implementation of political correctness for a declared war on Christianity. Proves he’s no crusader for conservativism.


60 posted on 04/01/2015 8:59:37 AM PDT by mosesdapoet (Some of my best rebuttals are in FR's along with meaningless venting no one reads.)
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