nindon
04-09-2015, 09:08 PM
This could definitely work for Jindal.
Following on the heels of contentious religious freedom bills in Indiana and Arkansas, Jindal said he plans to support his state's own bill.
More... (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/04/08/the-real-religious-freedom-fight-is-about-to-begin-in-louisiana/)
The law in Louisiana is different. It will only be about marriage.
Backing the bill is a calculated risk for Jindal, who already stood up for the original bill in Indiana that Pence later pushed to clarify. Although it isn't like other states', it looks as if the public reaction could be similar, and Pence had a very difficult time beating back the public pressure.
On the flip side, though, is that in a crowded GOP presidential field, it could also give Jindal a national profile more quickly and effectively than anything else he has done, and could turn him into something of a hero in socially conservative circles. Where other Republicans declined to be bold, he will argue, he stood up for religious liberty — a cause he is no stranger to.
When you consider that Obama is drawing attention to the same issue but in the opposite way Jindal will, then it's a safe bet in the Republican primary.
President Barack Obama today suggested at the White House Easter Prayer Breakfast that he’s concerned by “less-than-loving” Christians.
“On Easter, I do reflect on the fact that, as a Christian, I am supposed to love, and I have to say that sometimes when I listen to less-than-loving expressions by Christians, I get concerned, but that’s a topic for another day,” Obama said.
The White House later refused to comment on Obama’s meaning, but pundits on both sides of the aisle speculate that the president was referring to Indiana’s religious freedom law.
“What saddens me most is not the president’s consistent swipes at orthodox Christianity, it’s another missed opportunity,” Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said, explaining that Obama failed to bring attention to Christian persecution around the world.
More... (http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/04/07/obama-im-concerned-less-loving-expressions-christians)
Following on the heels of contentious religious freedom bills in Indiana and Arkansas, Jindal said he plans to support his state's own bill.
More... (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/04/08/the-real-religious-freedom-fight-is-about-to-begin-in-louisiana/)
The law in Louisiana is different. It will only be about marriage.
Backing the bill is a calculated risk for Jindal, who already stood up for the original bill in Indiana that Pence later pushed to clarify. Although it isn't like other states', it looks as if the public reaction could be similar, and Pence had a very difficult time beating back the public pressure.
On the flip side, though, is that in a crowded GOP presidential field, it could also give Jindal a national profile more quickly and effectively than anything else he has done, and could turn him into something of a hero in socially conservative circles. Where other Republicans declined to be bold, he will argue, he stood up for religious liberty — a cause he is no stranger to.
When you consider that Obama is drawing attention to the same issue but in the opposite way Jindal will, then it's a safe bet in the Republican primary.
President Barack Obama today suggested at the White House Easter Prayer Breakfast that he’s concerned by “less-than-loving” Christians.
“On Easter, I do reflect on the fact that, as a Christian, I am supposed to love, and I have to say that sometimes when I listen to less-than-loving expressions by Christians, I get concerned, but that’s a topic for another day,” Obama said.
The White House later refused to comment on Obama’s meaning, but pundits on both sides of the aisle speculate that the president was referring to Indiana’s religious freedom law.
“What saddens me most is not the president’s consistent swipes at orthodox Christianity, it’s another missed opportunity,” Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said, explaining that Obama failed to bring attention to Christian persecution around the world.
More... (http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/04/07/obama-im-concerned-less-loving-expressions-christians)