Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Arkansas governor asks for changes to his state's 'religious freedom' bill

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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that he has asked for "certain changes to be made" to a much-criticized "religious freedom" bill that critics have called anti-gay.


“We want to be a place that has the right balance between religious protections and religious freedom and non-discrimination," Hutchinson said at a press conference at the state Capitol, one day after lawmakers sent the bill to his desk.



Critics say that the bill in its current state would make it legal for businesses to discriminate against customers if they claimed a religious reason for doing so Read more...


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