Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee Tuesday slammed the furor over religious freedom laws in Indiana and now in his home state, telling Newsmax that "religious freedom laws are shields to protect individuals, not swords.
"Critics of the Indiana law have distorted this legislation and created another phony crisis — and sadly many major corporations, organizations, and individuals have collapsed under the weight of the irrational pressure from the far left," said Huckabee, who is considering whether to seek the Republican presidential nomination for president in 2016.
Huckabee, 59, said the law "protects and preserves the religious freedoms of all Americans." He was the governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007.
The Arkansas House of Representatives passed a religious freedom bill similar to the one Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed last week. Known as the Arkansas Religion Freedom Restoration Act, the measure passed with strong GOP support.
It succeeded despite protests from critics who say it could open the door to discrimination against gays and lesbians. The bill also survived Democratic attempts to send it back to committee, Arkansas Online reports.
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5 comments:
No religious law over rides the constitution.
4:28
Yes you are correct, but the lefties are in full attack mode on the constitution.
uhhh did not these laws meant to protect something that was not under attack started by the far right? who is attacking whom?
It's just another distraction orchestrated to take the focus off of husseins incompetence and dealmaking with the devil. Keep everyone watching the right hand while you cut their throats with the left.
What is a "religious law" 4:28?
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