Is the "religious freedom" law in Indiana also aimed at allowing discrimination against atheists?

[Fumesucker]

Or is that law aimed only at LGBT persons?

What do you think the reaction on DU would be if the law specifically excluded sanctioning discriminatory acts against LGBT persons but did allow for discriminatory acts against atheists?

[Warpy]

1. The intent of the law is so that prissy bakers won't have to make wedding cakes

with two grooms on the top. The wording is sufficiently broad that bigots can discriminate against anybody they think they hate without violating public accommodation laws and equal opportunity hiring laws.

Here, bigots don't tend to turn into bullies because the bullies get trashed on local review sites and the trashing is so complete the newspaper picks it up and they're out of business very quickly.

[Gothmog]

2. Yes, that group is included but the main target are LGBT

[cbayer]

3. The religious freedom law doesn't specify who can be discriminated against.

If who you are offends someone's religious sensibilities, they have the right to refuse service to you.

It could be applied to GLBT people, atheists or people with tattoos, I suppose, though it was clearly intended as a pushback against GLBT marriage equality legislation.

I think the reaction on DU would be similar if it were specifically aimed at atheists., or any other group.

What do you think?

[stone space]

4. Hell, it might allow atheists to discriminate against Christians.

If I claim that serving Christians is "against my religion" as an atheist.

[AtheistCrusader]

5. Atheism isn't a religion, but you know that.

But thanks for handing religious assholes a weapon against atheists every time you spew that bullshit.

[LiberalAndProud]

6. Maybe. But if a business actually did that it would take about a nanosecond to go out of business.

That sort of "religious" discrimination would self-eliminate.

[cbayer]

7. All depends on where it is located and what population it served.

[edhopper]

8. absolutely

Think of an atheist going to a print shop for flyers or stickers or buttons that say;
"No God"

Or an announcement of an Atheist meeting.