Arkansas lawmakers approve religious liberty bill despite firestorm over Indiana law  —  Amid intense criticism of Indiana's religious liberties law, which has prompted lawmakers in that state to vow to fix the legislation, another state charged ahead with a similar measure.

Indiana law backs GOP hopefuls into a corner  —  Mike Pence just lobbed a grenade into the Republican presidential field.  —  The Indiana governor's religious freedom law has ignited yet another controversial culture war debate that has Republican contenders juggling awkward questions about issues they would just as soon not touch.

Defying Criticism, Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill on Religious Freedom  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark., — Despite intensifying criticism from business leaders both within and outside of Arkansas, the state legislature on Tuesday passed its version of a measure billed as a religious freedom law …

Religious Liberty and Equality  —  Over the past few decades the United States has engaged in a great struggle to balance civil rights and religious liberty.  —  On the one hand, there is a growing consensus that straight, gay and lesbian people deserve full equality with each other.