Indiana Gov. signs "religious freedom" bill into law

That pizza joint has made more than $300,000 in donations because of this!?!

In that case, I'd like to announce I will not cater a same sex wedding either. Please give me money now.

 

Saturday night's full moon could be fun in Indiana ....
Wiccans say Indiana religious freedom law opens the door to polygamy, nude rituals at the Capitol

the bulk of the article...

 

No anchovies on my pizza.

 

"If You Come for a Piece of My Temple (I Can Say No!)" is the best song title ever.

 

What offends YOU? What is something that just goes against every fiber of your moral being (excluding the issue at hand)? Are you saying that there is nothing that would make you refuse to serve someone in your professional capacity, whatever that may be?

 

On its face, nude rituals for the moon sounds like a fantastic thing that I'd by popcorn to watch. However, I'm pretty sure none of us actually want to see any of the practicing wiccans in the buff. Put a spell on you indeed. Make your insides billow from your mouth, she will!

 

BTW, this fix is somewhat of a sham. It only applies to the 11 communities in the state that already have ordinances banning discrimination against gays.

RFRA fix does not widely extend discrimination protections for LGBT, experts say

Clearly, they're just trying to do this to get everyone off their back for the Final Four and allow gays to feel welcome in Indy. As far as other spots in the state, well, they're shit out of luck.

 

The media has largely done a really poor job explaining this. Sexual orientation is not a protected class under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. So it is perfectly legal to discriminate against GBLT people in any state that doesn't specifically add them to its own civil rights statute.

The fix isn't a sham. It brings it back to the status quo. The law served two purposes: (1) A naked pander to the religious right; and (2) to trump the ordinances in those 11 cities and head off other communities that might do the same.

For being the side that's clearly winning, gay marriage supporters often do a horrible job framing the issues here. You aren't against "discrimination." You're OK if Harvard discriminates against stupid people. You're OK with senior citizen discounts and kids eat free. You are simply opposed to this particular kind of discrimination.

You don't think religious belief is a good enough reason to turn away this particular class. But why? They aren't just turning away gays from buying a sandwich. They are declining to participate in a ceremony they consider sinful. That's where you have to persuade right now - why is it not sinful? Why is the Bible wrong? Or, alternatively, why should they participate anyway? Browbeating people about "bigotry," I don't think, moved their needle at all. It puts them on the defensive, and also misunderstands what is driving them.

Also, the way that pizza parlor was treated was shameful, and will go down as a dark moment in the whole movement.

 

Don't worry about it too much; their Gofundme account is going wild, heading for half a million bucks or more.

Thirty seconds of gay-baiting paranoia on teevee, and they'll end up making more money than they'd make in 10 years of selling pizzas.

 

Welcome back.

 

Looks like the inmates have been let out of the penalty box!

Reminds me of the song: Gotta keep 'em separated!