Charles Barkley Calls Indiana's New 'Religious Freedom' Law 'Unacceptable'

[DemocratSinceBirth]

A new "religious freedom" law in Indiana has NCAA basketball analyst and NBA legend Charles Barkley calling foul -- and calling on officials to move next week's March Madness Final Four tournament out of the state.

"Discrimination in any form is unacceptable to me,” Barkley said in a statement Friday afternoon. “As long as anti-gay legislation exists in any state, I strongly believe big events such as the Final Four and Super Bowl should not be held in those states’ cities.”

The legislation, signed into law Thursday by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R), does not explicitly mention discrimination against gays or anyone else. Rather, it "prohibits state or local governments from substantially burdening a person's ability to exercise their religion," according to The Indianapolis Star.

But critics say the bill could give businesses a legal foothold to refuse service to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in the name of religious freedom.

Barkley's remarks echo the NCAA's own position, which President Mark Emmert voiced Thursday in a prepared statement.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/28/charles-barkley-ncaa-tournament-indiana-religious-freedom-law_n_6961796.html

[Cha]

1. Sums it up.. "Unacceptable.".. mahalo DSB

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. You're welcome.

What a dumb law...I am still waiting for someone to tell me how you can divine somebody's sexual orientation/identity in the first place.

[Cha]

3. Yes, I remember we were all asking that when the Legislature in AZ was trying to make that Law..

only that repub gov was too smart to sign that sucker.