Religious freedom laws suffer another blow — in public opinion

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/04/24/the-upshot-of-indiana-opposition-to-religious-freedom-laws-rises/

By Aaron Blake April 24 at 10:59 AM


Demonstrators gather at Monument Circle to protest a controversial religious freedom bill recently signed by Governor Mike Pence, during a rally in Indianapolis March 28, 2015. More than 2,000 people gathered at the Indiana State Capital Saturday to protest Indiana’s newly signed Religious Freedom Restoration Act saying it would promote discrimination against individuals based on sexual orientation. REUTERS/Nate Chute

One of the apparent side effects of the religious freedom controversies in Indiana and (to a lesser extent) Arkansas: More Americans now oppose such laws than before.

While a Pew Research Center poll conducted in September showed Americans were split on whether businesses with religious objections should be able to refuse service to a gay wedding (with 47 percent in favor), and a January AP-GfK poll showed a clear majority (57 percent) thought they should be able to, a new CNN/Opinion Research poll suggests increasing skepticism of religious freedom laws.

The new poll shows just 41 percent think businesses should be able to refuse service to gay weddings, while 57 percent disagree.

Similarly, a Suffolk poll from earlier this month showed 58 percent opposed to such an exemption.

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[Shrike47]

1. Perhaps once people think it over, they realize that others can claim religious justification for

just about anything, including racial discrimination.

[cbayer]

2. Agree. I think the unintended consequences are going to change these numbers

even more dramatically….

particularly if the discrimination gets turned around onto those who supported this.

[Binkie The Clown]

3. That picture is photoshopped. I wonder why?

For example, the three people in the lower left; the man, the woman in the hat and the woman with sunglasses on her head. The relative sizes of the heads are all wrong.

On Edit: Upon closer examination, I might be wrong about that. I retract my accusation.

I'm just glad too see so many people coming to their senses and waking up to the dangers posed by radical conservatives.

[cbayer]

4. I think the push back in Indiana and other states has been the silver lining here.