Americans Clash Over Religious-Freedom Laws

Religious-freedom measures in Indiana and Arkansas have focused national attention on cultural divisions between the country’s two main political parties, while igniting heated debate between liberal and conservative activists. Protesters in Indiana called on state lawmakers to repeal a religious-freedom law that they said discriminated against gay and lesbian business customers. But Crystal O'Connor, whose family owns a pizza restaurant in Indiana, said the law protected...

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