article_snippet: similar to one recently approved in Indiana, landing the contentious issue on Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson's desk.
article_snippet: Like Indiana's new law, a religious freedom bill aims to keep the state government from forcing .
article_snippet: Arkansas will take the religious-liberty-firestorm baton from Indiana as soon as Gov. Asa Hutchinson signs Gov. Asa Hutchinson state's new law .
article_snippet: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said the billfocuses on the civil rights of people believing what they want to believe, and not letting the government interfere with that.'
article_snippet: Final approval came when the Arkansas House overwhelmingly . concurred with three amendments added by the Senate, which .
article_snippet: Any piece of legislation that is so divisive cannotpossibly be good for the state of Arkansas and Any piece of legislation that is so divisive cannotpossibly people.
article_snippet: If enacted, the Arkansas proposal would prohibit state and local governments from infringing on a person's religious beliefs without a 'compelling' reason.
article_snippet: But unlike in Indiana, Arkansas lawmakers said Arkansas lawmakers will not modify Arkansas lawmakers measure.
article_snippet: Arkansas GOP state Rep. Bob Ballinger watched the votes come in to support an amended versio nof Arkansas GOP state Rep. Bob Ballinger religious freedom bill in the state legislature on Tuesday; Arkansas GOP state Rep. Bob Ballinger says their measure isn't discriminatory .
article_snippet: Hundreds of protesters yelled Hundreds of protesters demand that North Carolina's governor turn away the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, but Christians in the state House and Senate prevailed and North Carolina's governor will enact the law .
article_snippet: Over the past two days, hundreds of protesters filled Arkansas Capitol to oppose their measure, holding signs that read 'Discrimination is not a Christian Value' and 'Discrimination is a Disease,' and chanting 'Shame on You' at Arkansas GOP state Rep. Bob Ballinger.