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One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. -- Plato (429-347 BC)

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Pouncing On Indiana Governor Mike Pence - The New Intolerance

by Gary Bauer: Indiana Governor Mike Pence held a press conference today to counter media misinformation about Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Now the same media critics who distorted the law are suggesting that Pence is abandoning the law.

The left claimed that the law created a "license to discriminate." It did no such thing. The law simply provides a legal defense if a business owner, citing religious objections, refuses service to a customer and is charged with discrimination. There is no guarantee that the court would accept the defense. But the court is required to consider the claim of religious liberty and whether it reasonably applies.

Pence today indicated that he and the legislature want to clarify the media's misperceptions about the law. The left pounced, claiming that Pence was caving in. That is not true either. The governor has an opinion piece in today's Wall Street Journal.

The Wall Street Journal editorial page has its own column today entitled "The New Intolerance." The Journal writes, "Indiana isn't targeting gays. Liberals are targeting religion."

Rush Limbaugh asked on his show today, "Why does the left hate religion so much?" The answer is easy. Faith in God commands the loyalty of millions of Americans over and above the lefts demand that we worship big government.

In last 24 hours, Ben Carson, Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. Marco Rubio, former Sen. Rick Santorum and, to his credit, former Governor Jeb Bush have all expressed their support for the Indiana law, as has Reverend Franklin Graham.

I don't know how this battle will end, but you don't have to be a prophet to know this much: Religious freedom is the new battlefield in America and it goes to the heart of our founding -- the First Amendment right to practice your faith.

In recent days, several left-wing commentators have mocked conservatives, asking, "What's the big threat this law is supposed to address?" You have to be willfully ignorant of big government's massive onslaught against religious liberty to ask such a question.

Obamacare attempted to force Hobby Lobby to subsidize abortion and contraception. The Obama Administration is still trying to force nuns -- the Little Sisters of the Poor -- to promote abortion.

In recent years, we have seen bakers, florists, photographers, college administrators and high tech executives be fined or fired for their faith. The Supreme Court is likely to impose same-sex marriage on every state of the union. There will likely be unforeseen and far-reaching consequences for radically redefining marriage and the family.

All of this is happening because the demand for tolerance extends to everybody but those who believe in Judeo-Christian values. Men and women of faith are being demonized as bigots and criminals.
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Gary Bauer is a conservative family values advocate and serves as president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families

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1 Comments:

Anonymous David Richeson said...

How about a history lesson for the left wing lunatics? The democrats write and pass a law and blame it on the state of Indiana. You wouldn't believe how many people were fooled.

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