Arnold Schwarzenegger became the latest celebrity to come out against Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, calling it a “distracting” law that only hurts the Republican Party.

In an op-ed for the WAshington Post, the former California governor wrote that Republicans have been focused on the wrong issues, a move that has only served to alienate voters. “If we want our party to grow and last, we must be focused on real solutions to problems Americans are facing,” Schwarzenegger wrote, before listing issues like infrastructure, graduation rates and dangers to the environment.

“But distracting, divisive laws like the one Indiana initially passed aren’t just bad for the country, they’re also bad for our party,” he wrote.

Schwarzenegger did say it was “heartening” to see that Indiana lawmakers proposed changes to the law, but “I want to be absolutely certain that all of my fellow Republicans everywhere got the message.” He said that the Indiana situation should be a “teachable moment” for the GOP.

“If the Republican Party wants the next generation of voters to listen to our ideas and solutions to real problems, we must be an inclusive and open party, not a party of divisions,” the Terminator star noted. “We must be the party of limited government, not the party that legislates love. We must be the party that stands for equality and against discrimination in any form.”

Many critics of the Indiana law said that the bill was anti-gay and allowed businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians. CNN notes that Gov. Mike Pence has signed the changes to the law today, but critics have said that it still is not enough.

“There will be some who think this legislation goes too far and some who think it does not go far enough, but as governor I must always put the interest of our state first and ask myself every day, 'What is best for Indiana?'" Pence said in a statement Thursday. "I believe resolving this controversy and making clear that every person feels welcome and respected in our state is best for Indiana."

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