SB 101- The law that wasn't.

Many people claimed SB 101 would "discriminate." However, it would have protected minorities from having to do things against their religious beliefs, such as these Muslims. The Indiana government amendment has stripped business religious freedom rights from its language and is setting itself up for a quagmire like what is going on in Colorado right now. You see, northern Indiana is a hot bed for KKK activity and all it would take is a KKK member to walk into a bakery and ask for a cake for a hate rally. The KKK member, acting in light of his/her religion, can now legally sue the bakery, since SB 101 no longer allows you to deny services for a very long list of reasons.

So far, all the bakeries, caterers, florists, wedding venue providers, and photographers who have been successfully sued in states that did not have a version of SB 101 in place NEVER denied services to homosexuals in general. They more than willing made them cakes, arranged their flowers, and photographed them. The only thing these people refused to do was to provide their services at a homosexual wedding. The results of the cases are varied. One man and his staff had to undergo "sensitivity" training for a year and now have to make quarterly reports- if they deny ANYONE services they can be fined $500. Another baker decided to work out of her home to avoid future conflicts, she may still be fined up to $150,000 for "emotional distress" although the plaintiff never saw a doctor for this. The florist was fined for spite; the photographer was fined; the Mennonite wedding venue providers may or may not be sued- in that case, the offended couple is still deciding about it.

As I stated before. Our founding fathers held that religious discrimination was the ultimate discrimination. Forcing individuals to do something that is against their religious beliefs is despicable and, in itself, discrimination. Yet, now Indiana allows people to do this. Repealing the bill entirely would have been a better alternative. The current amendment hurts people more than if they would have never written the bill. The only thing that will save us is if more people go into bakeries and ask them to make cakes that celebrate some odd aspect of their religion and sue the bakeries when they refuse. Then, hopefully, the government will realize they have to set a precedent as to which discrimination is more important- religion or one of the others.