article_snippet: Proponents of the law, including Gov. Mike Pence, say that's not what the law will do.
article_snippet: The Indianapolis Star reported that the ceremony where Pence signed the bill into law on Thursday was "deliberately low-key and private" and closed to media.
article_snippet: The governor's staff office, The governor's staff office said, refused to provide names of people who surrounded Pence as The governor signed.
article_snippet: But when it was introduced in December, a bill called the Conscious Protection Act incited fierce debate among faith leaders, businesses and residents, the Indianapolis Star newspaper reports.
article_snippet: Mark Ivy watched as that debate raged over the holidays and into the new year, hoping that A similar bill would not pass.
article_snippet: On social media, debate over the law showed no signs of letting up.