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Pence defends Indiana Law, Says State Will ‘Fix’ Religious Bill to Say it Will Not Allow Discrimination

posted on March 31, 2015

Mark Berman of The Washington Post reports, “Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) vowed Tuesday morning that the state would alter a religious liberties bill that has drawn widespread criticism, even as he defended the law and insisted it was being unfairly portrayed in the media.” Pence sought to clarify that the bill does not allow businesses to refuse service to gays, but rather provides greater latitude of religious freedom. “This legislation was designed to ensure the vitality of religious liberty in the Hoosier state,” Governor Pence said. “This law does not give anyone a license to discriminate.”

Read at The Washington Post