5 things we learned from last week’s RFRA disaster

By: American Decency Staff

Religious freedom was under attack last week as straightforward Religious Freedom Restoration Act legislation in Indiana and Arkansas created controversy. One effect was that it clarified the dividing lines in the debate over religious liberty. Here are five things we learned from last week’s RFRA disaster:

1. Sexual freedom vs. religious freedom: Last week confirmed that the fundamental threat to freedom of conscience is the ongoing rivalry between sexual liberty and religious liberty. Those who champion the advance of LGBT inclusion will stop at nothing to advance their sexuality, even if it means paving over the conscience of Americans.

2. Big business vs. social conservatives: What may have surprised many people was the way that big business aligned with social liberals to battle against social conservatives. With Tim Cook of Apple criticizing Indiana and Wal-Mart objecting to Arkansas, pro-business Republicans have a difficult time standing firm in the midst of economic risks for their state. When there is a threat to the bottom line, it often drives leaders to place their social convictions on the bottom shelf.

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