Update (Mar. 27): Lawmakers voted yesterday to override the governor's veto.

Will the legal back and forth make any difference? As the Associated Press reports, "Wayne State University law professor Christopher Lund reviewed the effects of 16 state religious freedom laws, finding they've largely been unused and that people who did claim religious infringement in those states lost more often than they won."

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Update (Mar. 26): Southern Baptist leaders in Kentucky are strongly protesting the veto and urge lawmakers to override it.

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A religious freedom bill recently passed by the Kentucky state legislature received the stamp of disapproval from Gov. Steve Beshear.

Last Friday, Beshear vetoed Kentucky House Bill 279, which prevented the government from "substantially burdening" citizens' rights to "act in a manner motivated by a sincerely held religious belief."

According to Beshear, the vaguely worded protections outlined in the bill would cause more harm–and unnecessary litigation–than good. ...

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