National outcry and protest has gripped the nation these past few weeks over a controversial law being considered by Indiana’s state government.

Labeled as a religious freedom law, the bill’s proponents said the intention is to prohibit the government from burdening a person’s ability to follow one’s religious beliefs. Critics of the bill said this new law would allow for businesses to discriminate against minority groups, such as the LGBT community, based off the pretense of protecting religious freedom.

Indiana’s Republican lawmakers agreed Thursday to change the law, clarifying it would not be used to discriminate against the LGBT community. Despite this, protests continue to grow in states where similar bills are being discussed.

“The bill does not seem aimed at protecting religious views, but allowing Christian views to be pushed on those who do not adhere to them,” said Connor Bright, president of the Dizang-Qi Buddhism Club. “It will essentially allow any person of any faith to refuse service to those that ‘oppose’ their religious views, whatever they may be.”

The bill has been met with protest from businesses, such as Walmart, to political leaders, such as Hillary Clinton. Despite this, a similar law passed through Arkansas’ state Senate and now awaits signing from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. While Hutchinson said before he planned on signing the bill, he has recently said he wished for state legislatures to recall the bill or pass additional legislation that would prohibit discrimination.

“Free markets do a very bad job of dealing with discrimination,” said Cullen Padgett-Walsh, professor of philosophy. “Indiana’s governor has stated that people don’t need to do business with companies that discriminate, but that’s not a very reliable way of preventing discrimination.”

While the Indiana law has spread to Arkansas, protests against the bill throughout the United States seems to have halted any other states from attempting drafts of the bill, with governors from New York and Connecticut already coming out in opposition.

The bill’s origins can be found in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which was passed in 1993. This bill protected religious minorities from government intrusion. However, the Supreme Court ruled the law did not apply on a state level, which prompted more than a dozen states to pass their own local versions. Indiana’s law differs from these in how it protects businesses as well as individuals from government intrusion.

“This is a bad business plan regardless, and if the company wishes to lose profit, then so be it,” Bright said. “If one doesn’t see this as discrimination, just compare this to when it was used to kick black people out of establishments.”