Corporations Continue to Speak Out Against ‘Religious Freedom’ Laws

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks about the state’s controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act at a press conference on March 31, 2015. Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Corporations continue to speak out against the recently passed Indiana “religious freedom” law and others like it being considered around the country, calling them “bad for business” and discriminatory.

In a statement posted on the website for the Human Rights Campaign on Tuesday, companies including American Airlines, Apple, Levi Strauss, Microsoft, Orbitz, Symantec and Wells Fargo decried the law, and others like it around the country. Also on Tuesday, Arkansas’ state legislature passed a similar bill.

“These state laws set a dangerous precedent that stifles investment and economic growth by jeopardizing a state’s status as a welcoming place for employees to live and thrive, undermining the success of a business at large,” the statement reads.

“While these bills won’t alter our commitment to equality in the workplace, this legislation sends the wrong message about the states in which we operate and threatens our core corporate commitment to respect all individuals.”

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