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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Indiana Law's Backlash Grows, Indianapolis Among The Critics [Watch (HLS stream): Indiana Law's Backlash Grows, Indianapolis Among The Critics](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/03Eibtr4.m3u8) (1:59)  _Published 2015-03-31. Indiana's governor and other state lawmakers continue to insist the new religious freedom law is not discrimination and have promised to "clarify" it._ --- Jul 27, 2023 6:06 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Indiana Gov: No License to Discriminate](/video/10Zkax5x/) ### Indiana Gov: No License to Discriminate [Tim Cook Pens Op-Ed Condemning "Religious Freedom Laws"](/video/Wp83J3iM/) ### Tim Cook Pens Op-Ed Condemning "Religious Freedom Laws" [Salesforce CEO Boycotts Indiana Over “Religious Freedom” Law](/video/LtIJLwMP/) ### Salesforce CEO Boycotts Indiana Over “Religious Freedom” Law --- ## Transcript Indiana is officially getting every kind of attention you probably don't want for your home state, and the criticism only intensified overnight Monday No hate in our state! Amid protests outside the Indianapolis city county council's meeting Monday night, the council overwhelmingly passed a largely symbolic resolution against the state's newly passed so- called religious freedom law. The law, which opponents say could allow business owners to refuse services based on religious reasons, is not the first of its kind in the country. Nineteen other states in the federal government have similar laws, but this one put Indiana in the national spotlight nonetheless, as many call the law discriminatory and say it targets gay people. The Indianapolis Star published an editorial Tuesday morning criticizing the law with the front page graphic Fix This Now. And reading in part, only bold action will be enough to reverse the damage. The Star's editor spoke to USA Today about the backlash from local business leaders. To a person those businesses they all said. You know, we work on doing business with, with anybody. And we'll continue to do that and they just view this as legislation that was not necessary. Times notes the damage has been significant as the nation was already set to focus on Indianapolis as host for this weekend's final four NCAA Basketball Championships. Artists have cancelled shows and -. More humorous than damaging. An Indiana man has already successfully filed to establish the first church of cannabis incorporated. One of those schools that played it's way into the final four already came out against the law Monday. Duke University issued a statement saying we deplore any effort to legislate bias and discrimination. Republican Governor Mike Pence defended the law in an op- ed published Monday evening in the Wall Street Journal, writing, I abhor discrimination. Pence, along with legislators, said they'll introduce new legislation to, quote, clarify the law. It is to set a standard, a high standard. 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