Yesterday, American Library Association (ALA) President Courtney Young issued a statement about the "Religious Freedom Restoration Act" (RFRA) approved by the Indiana General Assembly, and signed by Governor Mike Pence. Since that action, Indiana has come under a lot of fire. President Young's comments are right on, in my view. But I find myself wondering just what this law is supposed to do. Why is it needed? Thus far, these are the cases I've heard of where people feel their religious faith compels them to deny service to someone: a Knights of Columbus group doesn't want to rent its hall for a gay wedding. a pharmacist doesn't want to sell birth control pills to an unmarried woman. a cake decorator doesn't want to make a cake for a gay wedding. a photographer doesn't want to take pictures of a gay wedding. You can't help but notice that three of the four are about denying commercial services to gay people. Discrimination appe...