Chris Christie Bucks Party, Opposes Using ‘Religious Liberty’ To Justify Anti-LGBT Discrimination

by Zack Ford
Aug 26, 2015 11:23am

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie distanced himself from many of his fellow Republican presidential candidates this week by taking a contrary position on the question of how LGBT nondiscrimination protections interact with religious liberty.

At the Presidential Soapbox, set up by the Des Moines Register at the Iowa State Fair, Christie spoke on Saturday about his belief that “religious freedom” laws should not enable businesses to discriminate against customers.

“Religious organizations should be protected from having to do anything that violates their religious beliefs as a religious organization. That should be protected,” he explained. “But other businesses who want to do business, they should have to be able to do business under the laws of our country.”

Calling for a “country of laws where everyone is treated equally,” Christie said that even though “religious organizations absolutely should be protected” and “everyone should freely practice their religion the way they see fit,” he still believes that “businesses should not be allowed to discriminate.”

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/08/26/3695403/christie-religious-liberty-discrimination/

The rats are deserting the sinking ship.