ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd appeared on This Week with George Stephanopoulos and said that the religious freedom bill heading to the governor in Arizona is discriminatory against gays in the same way radical Islam kills infidels.

The bill, which passed the Arizona House of Representatives Thursday, would protect business owners from being forced to serve customers, thus allowing them to potentially deny service to customers, including gays and lesbians, based on the owner's religious beliefs.

Not only is the bill akin to Islamic extremism, Dowd argues, it is also akin to using religion to defend slavery and begin wars.

This is one of those problems when people use religion as a way to, sort of, enforce discriminatory practices. People used religion back in the 1860s -- when they used religion to defend slavery. We've used religion to go to war. People have criticized Islam because they use religion to fight people and kill people. This is the problem with that. 

But Dowd feels that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer will veto the bill because he says, "There is no way this can survive."

According to ABCNews.com, on Saturday Gov. Brewer said, "I need to explore it…I've got plenty of time." This bill has caused concern for the Arizona economy, stemming from the fact that the Super Bowl is scheduled to be held in Arizona next year and boycotts could be possible if the bill passes. To that, Gov. Brewer said, "I think you should address that issue to the Super Bowl."