...and Alan has been championing this bill on the spot at the Arizona capitol. 
Sigh. I have fought him over it when he tried to push me into supporting the 
Idaho bill which was just as egregious as the Arizona bill, but perhaps more 
targeted.

Gregory W. Hamilton, President
Northwest Religious Liberty Association
5709 N. 20th Street
Ridgefield, WA 98642
Office: (360) 857-7040
Website: www.nrla.com<http://www.nrla.com/>

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Championing Religious Freedom and Human Rights for All People of Faith

From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu 
[mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Peabody
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 1:38 PM
To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu
Subject: Subject: Re: Kansas/Arizona statutes protecting for-profit businesses

After reading the legislation, it's amazing how broadly it is drafted. It would 
seem to not only include permitting discrimination on the basis of sexual 
orientation or marital status, but also on the basis of religion.  It would 
make it very easy for any business with a religious inkling to refuse to 
accommodate the religious exercise of employees, or even terminate them on the 
basis of religious differences.

The Hobby Lobby case may go a long way in showing what rights employers have, 
and it seems to be part of a general strike against the application of the Bill 
of Rights to the states (14th Amendment).

Any time the principle argument in favor of a potentially dangerous law is, 
"What's the worse that can happen?" I think there's reason to get really 
nervous.

There is probably an answer for those who don't want to violate their religious 
conscience by accommodating those members of protected classes that disagree 
with them, but this legislation is not it.

Michael D. Peabody, Esq.
Editor
ReligiousLiberty.TV
http://www.religiousliberty.tv



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