article_snippet.sent: As the author of the 1993 federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Sen. Chuck Schumer is one who can offer clarity over the controversy surrounding Indiana's version of Indiana's religious freedom law.
article_snippet.sent: Sen. Chuck Schumer mocks Indiana's contention that Indiana's religious freedom law is simply a mirror of the 22-year-old federal law.
article_snippet.sent: That may be true only if you're using a Funhouse mirror," Sen. Chuck Schumer wrote on Sen. Chuck Schumer Facebook page.
article_snippet.sent: Indiana's religious freedom law justifies discrimination in the name of religious freedom, Sen. Chuck Schumer contends.
article_snippet.sent: Indiana's religious freedom law was written by two Democrats, Schumer and the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.