[StBernard] Times Picayune Article

[Westley Annis]

This is not the entire article, just some disturbing highlights:
 
 
 Governor's race steering clear of social debates  
 
 
 THE TIMES-PICAYUNE  Oct 18, 2007
 
 The candidates also differ on gay rights, where Jindal is the only
candidate who said he would not renew a 2004 executive order by Blanco
barring state agencies and outside contractors from discriminating in
their hiring practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender,
sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation or
disabilities.
 
 Gene Mills, director of the Family Forum, said the term "sexual
orientation" could be broadly construed to include pedophiles as a
protected class of worker in state government.
 
 Jindal said that although he does not believe in discrimination, he
fears the executive order's potential effect on nonprofit groups that
contract with the government. Jindal said such groups should be allowed
to discriminate in their hiring practices while still receiving tax
dollars.
 
 "I'd want to make sure we weren't driving out faith-based providers
from state government, from providing state services," Jindal said.
 
 Jindal, meanwhile, is the only candidate to call for the repeal of
hate-crimes laws, which provide added penalties for crimes motivated by
animosity toward a particular person or group based on race, age,
gender, religion or sexual orientation.