A Business Backlash On Behalf of Gays

摘要

A 600-word bill that Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed into law in April makes it illegal for the state to "substantially burden religious exercise without compelling justification." It doesn't specify which religious exercise it covers or spell out the burdens it prohibits; but the law, which takes effect in July, has ignited a controversy in the state over whether it allows businesses to invoke religious rights to justify turning away gay and lesbian customers.