By Tom Barrett-Mayor Milwaukee WI #Indiana sending inhospitable message
Glad to see this. Lots of nasty comments--Walkers fans have hit the comment section.
By Tom Barrett-Mayor Milwaukee WI #Indiana sending inhospitable message http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/indiana-sending-inhospitable-message-b99471876z1-298040751.html … #boycottIndiana #boycottArkansas #LGTB #p2
By Tom Barrett
March 30, 2015
Indianapolis will welcome the Wisconsin men's basketball team this week, but that state is not sending a welcoming message to others. Last week, Indiana enacted a harsh new law that sends an inhospitable message.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed legislation that invites discrimination based on the discriminator's religious beliefs. State law there explicitly sides with religious extremists over the civil rights of gays, lesbians or others who do not embrace the religious views of those empowered to discriminate.
The Indiana law, like those in a number of other states, coincides with an increasing recognition of the rights of same-sex couples. Those who disagree with such rights are actively engaged in strategies to undermine them.
So, in Indiana, a baker could refuse to provide a wedding cake to a same-sex couple. Or a florist could deny service to a heterosexual couple because he holds a religious belief that cohabitation prior to marriage is wrong. Could an Indiana restaurateur refuse to seat a gay diner? It's possible.......
