Amended Indiana 'religious freedom' law takes effect
By Dominic Yobbi on Jul 02, 2015 09:04 am
[JURIST] Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) [text, JURIST commentary] law took effect on Wednesday,
one of many such bills to take effect today around the country. The
bill, as originally written, made it legal for private businesses to
refuse service to potential customers because of their sexual
orientation. Many believe that this would in essence legalize
discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT)
community. After much objection, the state legislature amended [JURIST
report] the bill, which now... +read more
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