ARKANSAS GOVERNOR FOLDS – Tells Lawmakers to Amend Religious Freedom Bill (Video)

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today that he will not sign the religious freedom bill that sits on his desk and will send it back to lawmakers to amend.

His statements took the heat off his state – for now.
The gay mafia has been lambasting Indiana after passing a similar piece of legislation.
CNN reported:

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he does not plan to sign the religious freedom bill that sits on his desk right now, instead asking state lawmakers to make changes so the bill mirrors federal law.

The first-term Republican governor said he wants his state “to be known as a state that does not discriminate but understands tolerance.”

His decision comes in the wake of an uproar in Indiana, where Gov. Mike Pence has faced pressure from businesses, sports associations like the NCAA and popular culture figures to backtrack on a similar religious freedom law he signed last week. In Arkansas, it’s been Wal-Mart applying the most pressure.

Hutchinson asked lawmakers to recall the law that the Arkansas House had given final approval on Tuesday — or to send him follow-up legislation that makes the changes he requested.

Meanwhile, Hutchinson said, he’s considering signing an executive order that bars discrimination among the state’s workforce.

“The issue has become divisive because our nation remains split on how to balance the diversity of our culture with the traditions and firmly held religious convictions,” Hutchinson said. “It has divided families, and there is clearly a generational gap on this issue.”

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