The Walt Disney Co. and Marvel Studios are fulminating that they will boycott doing business in the state of Georgia because of a Georgia religious liberty bill that is waiting for the governor to sign it. The bill would allow people of faith to refuse to perform same-sex marriages, as well as allow people of faith to have their religious freedom respected. Governor Nathan Deal has until May 3 to sign the bill into law.
A summary of the bill in question, The Free Exercise Protection Act, states:
Disney Prepares to Boycott Georgia To Punish Them For Supporting Religious Americans
A summary of the bill in question, The Free Exercise Protection Act, states:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to protect religious freedoms; to amend Chapter 3 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to marriage generally, so as to provide that religious officials shall not be required to perform marriage ceremonies in violation of their legal right to free exercise of religion; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to change certain provisions relating to days of rest for employees of business and industry; to protect property owners which are religious institutions against infringement of religious freedom; to define a term; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Disney Prepares to Boycott Georgia To Punish Them For Supporting Religious Americans