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不知道是否还有其他州会加入这个不名誉的名单。
http://gma.yahoo.com/arizona-5-other-states-considering-anti-ga
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said a bill that would have allowed business owners
to refuse service to gay people and others on the basis of religious beliefs
was divisive and created more problems than it solved.
Brewer vetoed Senate Bill 1062, also known as the "Religious Freedom
Restoration Act," last night.
"Let's turn the ugliness of the debate over Senate Bill 1062 into a renewed
search for greater respect and understanding among all Arizonans and
Americans," she said.
Similar proposals have stalled or failed in Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Ohio,
South Dakota and Tennessee. Meanwhile, similar legislation is still
percolating in at least five other states. Here's a look at where it all
stands.
Georgia
There are two versions of the "Preservation of Religious Freedom Act" – a
state house version, HB 1023, and a state senate version, SB 377.
The legislation, which has not been put to a vote, reads similar to the
vetoed Arizona bill. It would give people "the right to act or refuse to act
in a manner substantially motivated by a sincerely held religious tenet or
belief whether or not the exercise is compulsory or a central part or
requirement of the person's religious tenets or beliefs."
Delta Air Lines, one of Atlanta's largest employers, said in a statement it
"strongly opposes" the proposed legislation in Georgia, Arizona and other
states.
"If passed into law, these proposals would cause significant harm to many
people and will result in job losses. They would also violate Delta's core
values of mutual respect and dignity shared by our 80,000 employees
worldwide and the 165 million customers we serve every year," the company
said in a statement.
Read the Georgia bill here.
Idaho
The Idaho House sent HB 427 back to committee after Rep. Lynn Luker, the
bill's sponsor, said many people had "misinterpreted the intent to be a
sword for discrimination," according to the Idaho Statesman.
The bill was proposed after a wedding photographer in New Mexico was sued
for refusing to photograph a same-sex wedding.
Read the Idaho bill here.
HB 426, a companion measure that would prevent the state from revoking or
suspending occupational licenses for violations that are committed for
religious reasons, has also been proposed but is not expected to advance.
Mississippi
The Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act was passed unanimously in
the state senate in January and now awaits action by a state house committee
. The bill says the state may not "burden" a person's "exercise of religion."
That means, "any action that directly or indirectly constrains, inhibits,
curtails or denies the exercise of religion by any person or compels any
action contrary to a person's exercise of religion," according to the bill.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, in the midst of the Arizona law being vetoed,
said he wanted state attorneys to examine the implications of the
legislation, the Associated Press reported. He declined to comment on
whether he would sign it into law.
Read the Mississippi bill here.
Missouri
Missouri's Senate Bill 916 would give businesses the right to refuse service
to anyone if it violates their sincerely held religious beliefs.
"Exercise of religion shall be defined as an act or refusal to act that is
substantially motivated by religious belief, whether or not the religious
exercise is compulsory or central to a larger system of religious belief,"
the legislation reads.
It was introduced on Monday and has yet been put to a vote.
Read the Missouri bill here.
Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Religious Freedom Act was introduced on Jan. 16, but is already
being redrafted.
"We're still in favor of running a bill like that, but we're just trying to
get the language tightened up to prevent there from being any fiascos like
there have been elsewhere," Rep. Tom Newell, R-Seminole, told the Associated
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