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As part of Obamacare all employers were mandated to provide free birth control to women employees. Liberals are chortling over GOP's moment of harakiri. The guest nonchalantly pointed to the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to US constitution to say that it cannot be done because discriminating on the basis of race was illegal but there is no such amendment to protect against sexual discrimination. Jones asked, a supporter of the bill, if such discrimination too should be protected as freedom of religion.
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Afro-American TV anchor Van Jones said on CNN that not too long ago considered blacks to be inferior based on their own interpretation of the Bible. And, forcing the owners to serve everyone would violate the personal religious freedom of a business owner.Ī lot of ire, deservedly, is directed at GOP and Republicans in general for this bigotry. This, the bill's sponsors say, protects the religious freedom of business owners.
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If a gay or lesbian couple entered a store the store owner could refuse service to them on grounds of his/her religious belief. The bill gives the freedom to business owners to refuse service to customers if they thought such service, depending on who the customer is, would violate the owners' religious beliefs. NFL has threatened to cancel next year's Super Bowl in Arizona costing the state many millions. Megacorp Apple has issued a warning that the governor should veto the bill. Republican presidential nominees John McCain, senior senator from Arizona and Mitt Romney have called on the governor to veto the bill. The bill awaits Governor Jan Brewer's, Republican, signature. Also, say on Ukraine, can I add to what Anne Applebaum writes? Today, having witnessed a good deal of debate on a shameful bill in Arizona I do feel that I need to write because I think some issues have been swept under the carpet or glossed over.Īrizona state legislature has passed bill SB1062, called in short as 'Freedom of religion' bill. I usually don't feel like writing about them because US is very good at a vibrant discussion. I am often asked why is it that I don't write about issues and problems relating to USA.