article_snippet: Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long, left, and House Speaker Brian Bosma, right, said Monday that they would be willing to clarify the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act to to make it clear that the measure does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians .
article_snippet: Republican legislative leaders said Republican legislative leaders are working on adding language to the religious-objections law to make it clear that the measure does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians.
article_snippet: the measure prohibits state laws that 'substantially burden' a person's ability to follow his or her religious beliefs.
article_snippet: Indiana Senate Democratic Leader Tim Lanane, left,  and Indiana House Democratic Leader Scott Pelath, right, call for the repeal of the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act at a Monday press conference .
article_snippet: In the The Wall Street Journal essay, Pence argued that the religious freedom measure 'contains no reference to sexual orientation.'
article_snippet: Pence and Republican Senate President Pro Tem David Long have stressed that the new law is based on the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, which has been upheld by courts.
article_snippet: it's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act .
highlights_snippet: New measure prohibits state laws that 'substantially burden' a person's ability to follow his or her religious beliefs .
  
highlights_snippet: Republican legislative leaders said Republican legislative leaders are working on adding language to the religious-objections law to make it clear it's non-discriminatory .
  
highlights_snippet: New measurecontains no reference to sexual orientation.'