By now we've all heard of Indiana attempting to pass the Religious Freedom Act. Those that support the act claim that it gives people freedom to practice their own religions without fear of discrimination. While I'm all for giving people the freedom to be who they are, I'm not for the repercussions of this act - allowing those same people who are freely practicing their religions to turn away gay, transgendered and same-sex couples for freely living their lives. The Indiana lawmakers and residents that support this act make the claim that it's not discrimination. They believe that the gay community should be allowed to live their lives the way they choose but supporters don't believe that the "gay lifestyle" should be allowed to affect their everyday lives. To those people I'd really like you to answer two very important questions.
1. How is the gay community living their lives interfering with the way you live yours?
2. And, how is turning someone who's gay or transgendered away from your establishment purely on the basis of their sexual orientation, not considered discrimination?
At the very least, it's good to see multiple large companies condemning Indiana's actions by welcoming all races, nationalities and sexual orientations. But by trying to do good, companies like Angie's List; who is halting a multi-million dollar expansion to the state based on their disbelief in this act, may still hurt the people they're trying to protect in the long-run. If major companies don't want to do business in the State of Indiana solely because of the passage of this discriminatory act, then millions are going to be out of work, due to the stupidity and closed-mindedness of a few politicians and their supporters.
Shame on you, Indiana!
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