Kentucky’s New ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Greenlights Hate Speech
Vice President Mike Pence, right, and Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin address a group of business owners to gather support for the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Ac, March. 11, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP/Timothy D. Easley)
Essentially codifying hate speech, Kentucky Governor Mike Bevin signed into law on Monday a bill that gives individuals, including students, license to make hateful statements about someone based on their “religious or political viewpoints.”
