Indiana: Pence sides with shielding religious rights in State of the State address
In other words: "I was, still am, and will always be a bigoted asshole who believes religious 'rights' trump all."
"Taking a hard conservative line in Tuesday night's State of the State address, Gov. Mike Pence sided with shielding religious rights in the contentious statewide debate over whether to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Hoosiers from discrimination.
"I will not support any bill that diminishes the religious freedom of Hoosiers or that interferes with the Constitutional rights of our citizens to live out their beliefs in worship, service or work," Pence said in his prepared text for tonight's speech.
He asserted that Indiana is already "an open and welcoming state that respects everyone," and said he believes "that no one should be harassed or mistreated because of who they are, who they love, or what they believe."
"And," he added later, "no one should ever fear persecution because of their deeply-held religious beliefs."
More, if you can stomach it: http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/12/pence-urges-lawmakers-guard-religious-rights/78522888/