This is why all of this is so infuriating. Once again
INDIANA RFRA IS NOT ABOUT DISCRIMINATION. IT IS ABOUT FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION!
In the context of IRFRA which we have been discussing for the last several days, nobody can deny anybody goods or services unless and until they can show such denial of service is part of the exercise of their religion. This isn't hard to understand but the whole country including important business leaders and politicians can't or won't understand a very simple legal principal. I have mentioned several times if a white, Christian, male bigot tried to say he is exercising his religion by refusing to sell a pizza to a gay person, he'd get laughed out of court. I requested the liberal left wing attorneys, who should know better, on this board to explain the testimony they believe would convince a judge that refusing to serve pizza is an exercise of religion and none of them have done so. Because they can't.
To be clear. In order to take advantage of IRFA, either in its original form, or after the welcome but meaningless amendment, the vendor would have to give clear cogent testimony that he was exercising his religion by refusing service. Believing homosexual relations is a sin won't cut it because everybody sins.
This post was edited on 4/3 7:35 PM by CO. Hoosier