[8] It has also been criticized by Ian S. Thompson, legislative director for the American Civil Liberties Union, who claimed that it would, if passed, "open the door to unprecedented taxpayer-funded discrimination against LGBT people.
"[6] Many major news corporations, including the New York Times, NBC, The Washington Post, CBS, and CNN, have also published articles bringing to light some of the potential issues with the bill.
[11] The bill would, if passed, protect government employees who do not want to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because they object to the practice for religious reasons.
[12] The bill passed the Senate and the House but was blocked by Governor Nathan Deal,[13] who stated: "I think what the New Testament teaches us is that Jesus reached out to those who were considered outcasts.
In addition to the public's backlash, "One big thing that spurred Indiana's revisions -- and other states not to enact such laws -- was pressure from leading organizations and businesses, including major companies such as Apple, Walmart and Salesforce, as well as sports associations like the NCAA, NBA and NFL.".
Georgia United Against Discrimination reports that over 400 [of those] companies have come out against the measure, citing tweets from business leaders like Unilever CEO Paul Polman, computer entrepreneur Michael Dell and Microsoft President Brad Smith.