article_snippet.sent: The O'Connors made The O'Connors comments a week after the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was passed, forbidding state or local government from 'substantially 'burdening' a person's right to state or local government beliefs .
article_snippet.sent: up in arms: Demonstrators  gather outside the City County Building on March 30 in Indianapolis to protest the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act .
article_snippet.sent: A new Indiana law passed yesterday states that no one has the legal right to 'refuse to offer or provide' goods, services, facilities or employment to anyone in previously protected classes or based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
article_snippet.sent: Indiana passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which critics say would allow businesses to openly discriminate against gays, and just a few days after his daughter told a local news station they would refuse to serve a gay marriage ceremony.
article_snippet.sent: When Indiana Governor Mike Pence, a Republican, signed the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law last week, the O’Connor family in Walkerton applauded the O’Connor family in Walkerton decision.
article_snippet.sent: The measure prohibits state and local government from ‘substantially burdening’ the ability of people — including businesses — to follow people — including businesses religious beliefs.
article_snippet.sent: Pence said in a statement last Thursday that The measure ensures ‘religious liberty is fully protected under Indiana law.
article_snippet.sent: Critics of the legislation said Critics of the legislation could allow discrimination against gay people, but Critics of the legislation supporters claimed The measure merely seeks to prevent the government from compelling people to provide such things as catering or photography for same-sex weddings or other activities they find objectionable on religious grounds.
article_snippet.sent: Crystal O’Connor, of Memories Pizza, dismissed discrimination concerns, saying Indiana law is not targeting gays - Indiana law merely helps people that have strong religious beliefs.
highlights_snippet.sent: : No one has the legal right to 'refuse to offer or provide' goods, services, facilities or employment to anyone in previously protected classes or based on sexual orientation or gender identity' 