INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The presidents of DePauw, Indiana and Valparaiso universities have joined their counterpart at Butler in criticizing Indiana's religious objections law and saying it has damaged the state of Indiana, its institutions and its citizens.

IU President Michael McRobbie says the passage of the law “has brought significant negative attention to the state of Indiana throughout the nation and indeed the world, because the law is widely viewed as signaling an unwelcoming and discriminatory atmosphere in our state.''

McRobbie, DePauw's Brian Casey, Valparaiso's Mark Heckler and Butler's James Danko all are calling on lawmakers and Gov. Mike Pence to address the damage the law has caused and to amend the statute and to declare that Indiana welcomes and values all people. All four have issued statements since Sunday renouncing the law.