Metro Atlanta Chamber to oppose religious liberty bills in 2017

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Scott Trubey The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1:07 p.m Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016

Top brass at the Metro Atlanta Chamber said Wednesday they will make avoiding another firestorm of controversy over “religious liberty” legislation a top priority when the state Legislature reconvenes in January.

SunTrust Banks Executive Vice President Jenner Wood, the outgoing chairman of the chamber’s board, said the conversation alone over the legislation, which critics deride as discriminatory toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, is damaging to the state’s reputation of tolerance and inclusion. It also can dent Georgia’s economic progress since the recession.

Earlier this year, the state House and Senate passed HB 757, igniting days of unblinking media coverage and calls by business leaders and civil rights groups for Gov. Nathan Deal to veto the measure. He did a few days after the session ended.

Deal’s veto angered many in the Republican base, and supporters of the legislation have vowed a new battle in 2017.

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Not to be cynical, but I think their decision is based more on the bottom line than on equality.

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1. Good. Those so called Religious Liberty laws are just like Jim Crow for the LGBT.

Very scary.

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2. And both sets of laws had benign rationales which disguised their purpose.

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3. Not to be cynical

"but I think their decision is based more on the bottom line than on equality."

That is the double edged sword aspect of corporate support of diversity. It is in no way associated with warm and fuzzy inclusion, but all about the bottom line and having and keeping top talent.