Mississippi’s governor has signed a law that allows public and private businesses to refuse service to gay couples based on the employers’ religious beliefs.
Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 1523 on Tuesday, despite opposition from gay-rights groups and some businesses. Protesters had rallied outside Bryant’s home on Monday demanding that he veto the bill.
However the governor went ahead and signed the controversial bill into law on Tuesday. Civil rights groups, religious leaders and major businesses are all calling on Bryant to veto the religious-objections bill that would allow government employees and private business people to deny services to same-sex couples based on the argument that gay marriage violates their religious beliefs. Read more…
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