Media outlets have relied on numerous legal scholars to downplay fears that controversial "religious freedom" bills in states like Indiana and Arizona could result in anti-LGBT discrimination. But underneath their credentials, many of these supposedly neutral experts harbor their own anti-LGBT agendas. In March, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) sparked widespread criticism when he signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) into law, a measure that could create a legal defense for business owners to refuse service to gay customers by citing their religious beliefs. A group of legal scholars sent a letter to Gov.
Rachel Percelay: Meet The Anti-lgbt Legal Scholars Defending "religious Freedom" Laws
Media Matters for America, Media Matters for America
Tue, 05/05/2015 - 10:45pm
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