Louisiana Governor and Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal has told Meet the Press that Louisiana will company with the Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, but refused to give a timeline to when they will begin.

As of this writing, Louisiana is the only state in the nation who has not issued a single license.

“My view of marriage is based on my Christian faith and no earthly court’s decision is going to change that. I think marriage is between a man and a woman. … I think we are all created equal in God’s eyes and I think we need to respect and love those we disagree with. I think we can have religious liberty without discrimination. My views on marriage aren’t evolving with polls,” said Jindal.

It’s nice to know the governor refuses to look at his worldview and self-evaluate. Meet the Press host Chuck Todd, not know for ever asking a tough follow-up question actually came through this time and showed Jindal a statement from former President Truman stating that he opposed interracial marriage in 1963 because it was counter to biblical teaching.

Todd asked Jindal if he was comfortable using religion as a reason to oppose same-sex marriage, Jindal told Todd that “It’s offensive to equate evangelical Christians, Catholics, and others who view marriage as between a man and a woman” with racists.

I find no place in which he gives a reason why he is breaking the federal law and not issuing licenses immediately. His religious views do no matter, they are absolutely worthless in the eyes of the court and federal law. His bigoted personally held beliefs cannot hold back the rights of the citizens of Louisiana.

Many states around the union began issuing licenses within hours of the ruling and Jindal is using his power to further promote his bigotry and to hold back Louisiana even further.

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