As the controversy over Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act continues, Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler is working with the city council to adopt a resolution stating their opposition to the law.
The resolution, which could be adopted as early as Monday, addresses Tyler's and the city council's concerns with RFRA.
Along with the resolution, Tyler said there would be an update to the human rights statutes in the city ordinance.
“We felt like we needed to move that ordinance up to the front of the line with sexual orientation discrimination and gender discrimination,” Tyler said. “We needed to get that written into our human rights [statutes] so we don’t have to deal with these issues going forward.”
In the resolution, it says Muncie is “committed to protect the rights of all citizens, regardless of sexual orientation, race, gender identification, ethnicity, religion or creed,” The Star Press reported.
Tyler said taking a stand on RFRA is important because the law presents the opposite message that Muncie is looking to promote.
“We’ve got one of the best universities in the Midwest, we’ve got one of the top hospital networks in Muncie, we’ve got high-tech industries here, we’ve got a great manufacturing business industry and we have a huge population of a lot of people of a lot of different gender identifications, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientation and race,” Tyler said. “I just want them all to know that they’re welcome in Muncie and that they’re an important part of our community and that we want them to be an important part of our community.”
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