{"id":25284,"date":"2015-03-31T06:44:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T10:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=25284"},"modified":"2015-03-31T06:44:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T10:44:55","slug":"what-do-equal-rights-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=25284","title":{"rendered":"What Do Equal Rights Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday the Independent Journal Review<\/a> posted an article about Indiana<\/a>‘s ‘Religious Freedom’ Act. There has been an outcry from gay and lesbian groups that say that the law will discriminate against them. I would like to point out that 21 states already have similar laws<\/a>, and that the goal of the law is to protect EVERYONE’S rights.<\/p>\n

When you open a business, you do not give up your First Amendment rights<\/a>. According to the First Amendment you are guaranteed the right to practice your religion. There is also a right of association<\/a>–you have the right to choose who you will do business with. Christians who hold a Biblical<\/a> view on homosexuality have as much right to practice their beliefs as anyone else. The law in Indiana will protect these rights.<\/p>\n

This is the map of the states that have passed laws similar to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act<\/a> (RFRA):<\/p>\n

\"RFRA<\/p>\n

Incidentally, the RFRA was signed into law by former President Bill Clinton<\/a>–not by a Republican.<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

In other words, not only can the Christian<\/a>\u00a0owners of a bakery refuse to write an inscription on the wedding cake of a gay couple, but the black owners of a T-shirt business\u00a0don\u2019t have to print the KKK<\/a>\u2019s burning crosses on shirts, and Jewish owners of a gift shop don\u2019t have to put Nazi symbols<\/a> on coffee cups.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone has\u00a0equal rights, or no one does.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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