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skepticscott

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37. +100 Nailed it

Reply to lark (Reply #32)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 05:22 PM

Mar 2015

No one who thought this law was a good idea but is now waffling is having second thoughts because they've been enlightened about how decent human beings treat one another. They would still love to see homosexuals shut out of everything possible, but they are faced with a much higher cost for indulging their bigotry than they ever expected.

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Here’s the front page of today’s Indianapolis Star: [View all] kpete Mar 2015 OP

K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #1

and this is NOT a liberal paper! spanone Mar 2015 #2

Which is why it says both can coexist.... daleanime Mar 2015 #22

I have no idea what that means nichomachus Mar 2015 #34

It's named such that it appears to 'protect religious freedom'... Blanks Mar 2015 #38

Freedom to work nichomachus Apr 2015 #45

Freedom to Farm Blanks Apr 2015 #46

Hell; greiner3 Mar 2015 #36

Dan Quayle... Mr. Evil Apr 2015 #44

WOW! morningfog Mar 2015 #3

Notice that the 'fix' only extends to certain things: mnhtnbb Mar 2015 #4

Wouldn't any business be consider a 'public accommodation'? daleanime Mar 2015 #23

No, that "wedding business" is a public accomodation jeff47 Mar 2015 #25

The article is some common sense and a lot of BS lark Mar 2015 #32

+100 Nailed it skepticscott Mar 2015 #37

Indeed. You can't just carve out exceptions to something like this cprise Mar 2015 #43

little I know of the Indy Star that probably had to hurt rurallib Mar 2015 #5

I don't believe they are. kmla Mar 2015 #9

Holy shit! City Lights Mar 2015 #6

I would like to believe the rightwing has found its bridge too far. HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #7

That's the problem for the greedy and the fanatics sarge43 Mar 2015 #8

Great phrase salin Mar 2015 #11

Indianapolis is to Indiana what New York City is to New York State.... George II Mar 2015 #16

Not really LittleGirl Mar 2015 #19

I don't know if its a bridge too far, but its certainly a bridge to nowhere. George II Mar 2015 #14

"REPEAL THIS NOW" n/t handmade34 Mar 2015 #10

repeal is the only answer. niyad Mar 2015 #24

"fix"? AlbertCat Mar 2015 #12

They used a lotta ink! Oilwellian Mar 2015 #13

Splendid! oldandhappy Mar 2015 #15

But, But ,,,, But,,,,, Cryptoad Mar 2015 #17

It can't be fixed. zentrum Mar 2015 #18

You can't fix a Republis ffr Mar 2015 #20

"Find a way to make hate legal" is the message from the Star. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #21

in 2004 Republicans ran on being anti-gay.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #26

Seems to have gotten their attention Hekate Mar 2015 #27

That is a great editorial Gothmog Mar 2015 #28

kick samsingh Mar 2015 #29

Religion doesn't need protection in our country individuals do vssmith Mar 2015 #30

REPEAL THIS MESS Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #31

Repeal would have been better. one_voice Mar 2015 #33

Sorry - there is no FIX. REPEAL the fucking law. n/t Avalux Mar 2015 #35

Political pressure works. n/t raven mad Mar 2015 #39

Isn't the RFRA redundant with the U.S. Constitution? Roland99 Mar 2015 #40

FIX THIS NOW. Mahalo kpete Cha Mar 2015 #41

KnR! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #42