A new Indiana religious objections bill recently passed into law is causing significant backlash due to its detrimental implications on gay people's rights. Defenders of the law though say that it is less an attack on gays and more an action to bolster people's religious freedom.

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The new measure was signed into law by Indiana Governor Mike Pence. It will allow for businesses to discriminate toward gay people.

Pence, who is currently priming himself to run in the 2016 presidential campaign, signed the bill quietly and privately in his own office surrounded by a handful of supporters.

Pence refuted any arguments saying that the law was against civil rights by citing that it hasn't happened under the federal religious freedom law Congress passed in 1993.

"There has been a lot of misunderstanding about this bill," Pence said. "This bill is not about discrimination, and if I thought it legalized discrimination in any way I would've vetoed it."

Instead, it is believed that the law merely allows for people to deny service to gays if their religions call for it. This would include churches who would not want their land to be used for gay marriages.

Several businesses were visibly aghast with the implications of the law. These include tech firms Apple and Salesforce, business reviewing company Yelp, and gaming convention company Gen Con all felt negatively about the law.

Some of these companies also threatened to move their businesses out of Indianapolis as well.

Hopeful Democratic President Candidate Hillary Clinton also weighed in on the law, saying that Americans should not discriminate against people because of "who they love."

A who's who of celebrities also came forward denouncing the legislation. Names include Star Trek actor George Takei, legendary Broadway actress Audra McDonald, and NBA players Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis.

While so many people find the law as a step back in American civil rights, several law experts believe that it is being blown out of proportion by people who are against the law.

Douglas Laycock, a law professor at the University of Virginia and a staunch defender of religious freedom laws said that isn't about discriminating about gays, but not being involved in a ceremony that is believed to be inherently religious.

TagsIndiana, anti-gay law, religious freedom law, Mark Pence