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« on: April 02, 2015, 12:45:19 PM »

Jeb Bush distancing himself from the bill:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/02/politics/jeb-bush-religious-freedom-law/index.html
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« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2015, 01:13:28 PM »

The new language specifically includes protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/02/indiana-lgbt-protections_n_6992184.html

Considering that was most of the motivation behind the bill, what exactly is the point of it now?  What new protection to "religious liberty" are the fine, good-natured folk of the Hoosier State now afforded? 

The clarification more or less says that you can't discriminate against LGBT's in cities/counties that have nondiscrimination ordinances that cover LGBT discrimination. You can still do it in locations that don't have these ordinances. You can also still discriminate for other reasons - such as the fact that the customer voted for Obama or is an athiest - as long as you claim you're doing it for religious reasons.
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