Indiana put in bull's-eye after governor signs plan calling for tolerance
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Indiana has become the target of a widespread boycott by left-wing campaigners and major corporations after Republican Gov. Mike Pence signed Senate Bill 101, the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” designed to protect business owners who would have to violate their own faith to accommodate some customers’ demands.
Two well-known examples are the Washington state florist who declined to endorse same-sex “marriage” with skills and the Colorado baker who made the same decision regarding his cake artistry. Both are being punished by their states now.
Some observers see the backlash as another sign of the growing intolerance of Christians and others who share traditional views on marriage and homosexual activity.
Paul Kengor, professor of political science at Grove City College and author of the upcoming book “Takedown: The Radical Left’s Assault on Marriage and the Family,” explained why the Indiana bill has merit.
“I totally understand that gay people want freedom and don’t want to be discriminated against, but neither do religious believers. And we do have this thing in America called freedom of religion. It’s the first right in the Bill of Rights. In a civil society of real freedom and real tolerance, both sides need to find a way to tolerate one another. Tolerance doesn’t mean tolerating only what you agree with. That’s not tolerance.”
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