The clergy was present in full attire. I think we know who got involved in this. ;)

Didn't you hear the collection plate being passed under the table to the governor? I did. :)

I hope the law gets rebuked and the companies who make use of it heftly fined.

I think the Civil Rights act outside of government  is unconstitutional. No one should be forced to do anything they don't want to do. I am Jewish, but if a Nazi opened a restaurant I simply wouldn't go there and ask other people not to.

Just like the bible said:
"Thou shall discriminate and treat others with hate." - John 9001:27

Jesus would be so proud.

/s

As a non-heterosexual (yes I said hetero), athiest, and ethnic "minority" I support the right to freely associate. That means discrimination shouldn't be illegal in people's private affairs. I also recognize that the majority (not all) of discrimination before the Civil Right's Act was state enforced (mandated by state law.) In today's very welcoming society such businesses would not last very long, and if they did, there is always competition.

This and that anti jew thing need to stop spreading
don't understand the need to discriminate others.

"Proponents have argued the bill doesn't target gays and lesbians specifically -- but that it does protect businesses that don't support same-sex marriage from having to provide services for those ceremonies."

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/25/politics/mike-pence-religious-freedom-bill-gay-rights/

There's an easy solution for those business. Just be forward like Chik-fil-a and gays and lesbian will find other places that will accept their business. You don't need a law for this. Seems like these business are more scared of gay and lesbian customers than trying to protect themselves for denying gay and lesbian their service.

You're not going to see anyone sympathize with an athiest who walks into a religious church and suddenly demands he is discriminated because of his views. He doesn't belong there and he knew beforehand he shouldn't be there. 

Very true, but this is being done on the state level, which means any and every business that had an underlying amount of discriminatory thought could enforce it. Padoras box would've been opened up.

Actually.. the US can't surprise me anymore... its like your silly nephew..

So we have to approach employees with a frown on our face?