{"id":13398,"date":"2015-03-31T09:35:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T09:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=13398"},"modified":"2015-03-31T09:57:28","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T09:57:28","slug":"the-mainstream-media-aggressively-promotes-the-lgbt-agenda-in-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=13398","title":{"rendered":"The <em>Mainstream Media<\/em> Aggressively Promotes The LGBT Agenda In Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"story-body\">\n<div class=\"story-body__mini-info-list-and-share\">\n<h1 class=\"story-body__h1\">Indiana law &#8216;grossly misconstrued&#8217; says governor<\/h1>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-body__inner\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape full-width has-caption lead\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/660\/media\/images\/82021000\/jpg\/_82021210_82021209.jpg\" alt=\"Indiana Statehouse was the focus for protests at the weekend\" width=\"624\" height=\"391\" \/><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Indiana Statehouse was the focus for protests at the weekend<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">The governor of Indiana has defended a new law that has unleashed a wave of condemnation across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Writing <a class=\"story-body__link-external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/mike-pence-ensuring-religious-freedom-in-indiana-1427757799\">in the Wall Street Journal<\/a>, Mike Pence said the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) had been &#8220;grossly misconstrued&#8221; as anti-gay.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I abhor discrimination,&#8221; he wrote, rejecting claims the law limited the rights of gays and lesbians.<\/p>\n<p>The measure gives firms and groups the right to express their religious beliefs in the way they do business.<\/p>\n<p>The governor went on the attack after a number of famous names, corporations and sporting institutions warned that business owners now had a licence to discriminate against gays and lesbians.<\/p>\n<p>Signed into state law last week, the bill prevents the state from forcing people to provide services they say are contrary to their religion.<\/p>\n<p>Critics believe it provides a way for opponents of gay marriage, which became legal in Indiana last year, to continue their opposition by other means.<\/p>\n<p>The backlash has made allies of Hillary Clinton and Miley Cyrus, and Angie&#8217;s List and Apple.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape body-width no-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/625\/media\/images\/79416000\/jpg\/_79416351_line976.jpg\" alt=\"line\" width=\"464\" height=\"2\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">Is Indiana law anti-gay?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape body-narrow-width no-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/304\/media\/images\/82019000\/jpg\/_82019747_thinkstockphotos-78033757.jpg\" alt=\"Gay wedding cake\" width=\"304\" height=\"171\" \/><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Critics say yes, it means a florist could refuse to provide flowers for a gay wedding, for example<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">but supporters say it is about religious freedom not exclusion<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">20 US states have such laws but few go as far as Indiana&#8217;s in giving protection to businesses<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">and some of those states have other laws that prevent discrimination against minorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape body-width no-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/625\/media\/images\/79416000\/jpg\/_79416351_line976.jpg\" alt=\"line\" width=\"464\" height=\"2\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>And the National Collegiate Athletic Association said it was &#8220;especially concerned&#8221; about how the law would affect its athletes, days before its basketball finals are being held in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p>A day after an awkward television interview in which he refused to answer questions about how the law might be used against gay people, Mr Pence had a clearer message for readers of the Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I abhor discrimination. I believe in the Golden Rule that you should &#8216;do unto others as you would have them do unto you.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I saw a restaurant owner refuse to serve a gay couple, I wouldn&#8217;t eat there anymore.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As governor of Indiana, if I were presented a bill that legalised discrimination against any person or group, I would veto it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The issue here is, you know, is tolerance a two way street or not?&#8221; Mr Pence said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Pence has found himself under intense pressure to amend the law, as other US states have done, to add anti-discrimination language.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Republicans in the state&#8217;s Senate and House have offered to explore that possibility, after receiving a letter from nine chief executive officers, including the heads of Angie&#8217;s List and Eli Lilly, to &#8220;take immediate action&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The White House, Walmart and the mayor of Indianapolis have also expressed concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy signed an executive order on Monday that bans state-funded travel to Indiana and other states that simultaneously have RFRA and yet no balancing law to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"share share--lightweight  show ghost-column\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indiana law &#8216;grossly misconstrued&#8217; says governor BBC Indiana Statehouse was the focus for protests at the weekend The governor of Indiana has defended a new law that has unleashed a wave of condemnation across the country. 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