Apr 16 Backlash to Indiana’s religious freedom bill helped my LGBTQ students By Brad Layman Editor’s Note: Indiana’s passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in March immediately sparked criticism that the bill would allow private business to discriminate against LGBT individuals. Teacher Brad Layman describes how the bill, though disappointing to his students, also spurred an… Continue reading
Apr 04 Pizzeria at center of culture war raises over $800k through crowdfunding By Daniel Costa-Roberts Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Indiana closed its doors this week after receiving a spate of threats in response to the owners' statements that they would not cater gay weddings. The controversy is part of a larger national discussion about religious… Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 12:47 Shields and Brooks on making a deal with Iran, religious freedom and the marketplace By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s top news, including the newly reached agreement framework for Iran’s nuclear program and the controversy over Religious Freedom laws and discrimination. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 10:17 Faith, politics and business converge in debate over Religious Freedom laws By PBS News Hour After the uproar over Indiana’s Religious Freedom act, lawmakers in that state and Arkansas worked to revise or create new legislation to prove the laws do not allow discrimination. Gwen Ifill talks to Pastor Tim Overton of Halteman Village Baptist… Continue watching
Apr 02 Indiana governor approves changes to state’s religious freedom law By Justin Scuiletti Republican leaders in the Indiana legislature announced today a proposal aiming to clarify the state's controversial religious freedom law, which has come under fire under the belief that the new rules would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBT customers… Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 6:39 Religious Freedom bill stirs Hoosier uproar By PBS News Hour Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said he wanted to clarify his state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, defending the law he signed last week as not discriminatory. In the last few days, gay rights groups have protested while high-profile companies have come… Continue watching
Mar 31 VIDEO: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks on controversial ‘religious freedom’ law By Justin Scuiletti Indiana Governor Mike Pence on Tuesday will speak on his state's new controversial religious freedom law. The legislation, which Pence signed into law on Thursday, has come under a steady stream of criticism from civil rights groups and… Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Indiana GOP lawmakers say they’ll clarify a new religious freedom bill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 29 As HIV epidemic rages in Indiana, lessons to be learned from Vancouver By William Brangham Indiana Governor Mike Pence this week declared a public health emergency because of 79 H.I.V. cases among injection drug-users in the southern part of the state. Continue reading
Mar 28 Controversy surrounds new Indiana religious objections law By Associated Press The heat over Indiana's new religious objections law spread Friday across social media and to the White House as many local officials and business groups around the state tried to jump in and stem the fallout. Continue reading