Indiana signs ‘religious freedom’ bill

FINANCIAL TIME: Indiana Governor Mike Pence has signed a bill that would allow businesses to refuse service to gay and lesbian patrons on the grounds of “religious freedom”, even as some of the state’s largest business interests oppose the measure.

Mr Pence, a potential 2016 presidential contender, said he signed the bill because “many people of faith feel their religious liberty is under attack by government action”…

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments about gay marriage bans on April 28 and is likely to decide their legality by this summer… (more)

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