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UNITED STATES: POLITICS: POLITICAL PARTIES: REPUBLICAN PARTY, TEA PARTY :
INDUSTRIES: PETROLEUM :
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UNITED STATES: STATES: ARKANSAS :
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Arkansas Governor Signs Amended Religious Freedom Law
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Arkansas Governor Signs Amended Religious Freedom Law
Legislation had bi-partisan support, but Natural State gays unhappy with
language they say still allows discrimination.
The Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/02/
arkansas-governor-signs-amended-religious-freedom-law.html
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http://tinyurl.com/khsqzct
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.Less than an hour after the Arkansas House of
Representatives overwhelmingly passed an amended version of a
controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Gov. Asa Hutchinson
signed the bill into law.
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In the face of national criticism and debate over the balance of religious
freedom and the right not to be discriminated against, Hutchinson asked
the legislature on Wednesday to amend the bill to more closely mirror the
federal RFRA to show Arkansas does not discriminate and understands
tolerance. By late Wednesday afternoon, the amendments had both Republican
and Democratic co-sponsors.
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Arkansas Republican legislators, like those in Indiana, crafted the
original legislation to protect religious freedom. Such bills, which 20
states have, allow individuals to sue the government if they believe their
First Amendment religious rights have been violated by not being allowed
to refuse to engage in activities that may violate deeply held religious
beliefs, like baking a cake for a gay wedding. Many critics say these
bills are a push by conservatives to allow for straight-up discrimination
against same-sex couples.
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Those opposing the bill have asked Hutchinson for an executive order that
explicitly prohibits discrimination against sexual orientation and gender
identity. Hutchinson said Thursday that is still an option.
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The line in the sand has been drawn, Randi M. Romo, a LGBQT activist,
said. Although steadfastly claiming there was no ill will nor intent of
discrimination in this bills original genesis, it is clear that the
sponsors for it and other bills were designed to work together to try and
stop the tide of equality long sought by LGBTQ Arkansans.
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U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) angered many in his home state when he
said on Wednesday that gays who were opposing RFRA laws in Arkansas and
Indiana needed perspective.
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