“Make no mistake: This is a watershed moment in the battle for the moral soul of our nation,” said Rev. Graham in his column for the May issue of Decision magazine. “Media, government and business all aligned their influence to override the initial legislation and severely weaken genuine protections for people of faith.”
“The elected representatives and governor of Indiana bowed at the feet of godless powers and chose to protect sexual orientation rather than religious conscience,” said Rev. Graham. “They cravenly surrendered to the intolerant, sexually immoral agenda of gays and lesbians, and they left at great risk any business or individual that wants to live by an informed, biblical conscience.”
The RFRA is essentially designed to prevent the government from substantially “burdening” someone’s religious belief unless there is compelling government interest to do so. Indiana’s law passed the Senate there 40 to 10 and Gov. Mike Pence (R ) signed it into law on March 26. Although nearly half the states have similar laws, gay and lesbian activists protested vehemently and wealthy, influential homosexuals, such as Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook also objected.
