Amid intense criticism of Indiana’s religious liberties law, which has prompted lawmakers in that state to vow to fix the legislation, another state charged ahead with a similar measure. Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday passed their own religious freedom bill, putting the state on the verge of formally adopting a law that could lead to another firestorm.
On Tuesday afternoon, after some debate in the state House of Representatives, lawmakers signed off on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The law now heads to the desk of Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), who has said he intends to sign it into law.
“This legislation doesn’t allow anybody to discriminate against anybody, not here,” State Rep. Bob Ballinger, a Republican who sponsored the bill, said in a telephone interview Tuesday. “The bill does just the opposite. It focuses on the civil rights of people believing what they want to believe, and not letting the government interfere with that.”
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Finally some common sense against government intrusions!.....
ReplyDeleteHaving done a little research - their intent is to prevent the gov't from forcing service against religious grounds!
Gotta love that religion...lol Too bad people don't think in spiritual ways instead. Can you imagine Jesus Christ saying whom he wants to exclude from anything?...me either. I agree that our government has run rampant with control but hate should be controlled as much as possible!
ReplyDelete12:46 JC excluded unrepentant sinners from Heaven, look it up.
ReplyDelete3:37 And you weren't allowed to say Voldemort at Hogwarts, until Harry came along. Look it up.
ReplyDeleteBut, I'm sure you watched them get turned away "at the gate".
Genius.
FYI 12:46 Jesus did say who he was going to exclude. If you know your Bible you will know that Jesus's forgiveness didn't go without strings. "Go and sin no more" He said.
ReplyDeleteJesus was not an enabler to sin. He gave people one chance and one chance only and then yes he was done with them.
"Go and sin no more" He said.
GO AND SIN NO MORE!
That's heaven...not a diner...lol
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