New Orleans Mayor Needles Jindal On Religious Objection Bill

BATON ROUGE (AP) — New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu needled Gov. Bobby Jindal for recently calling opponents of a contentious religious objection bill part of the "radical left."

         Following a Monday speech in Baton Rouge, the Democratic mayor said Jindal didn't accurately describe corporations that oppose religious objection laws on grounds they could sanction discrimination against same-sex couples.

         Landrieu said "I would venture to say that neither IBM, Walmart or GE are part of the 'radical left.'"

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         Religious objections laws have stirred heated debate across the nation. Proponents say they protect people with religious or moral objections to same-sex marriage. Critics say the laws will lead to discrimination.

         Jindal, who is pushing the Louisiana bill, wrote a New York Times opinion piece criticizing corporations who "recently joined left-wing activists to bully elected officials."

 

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