Nebraska GOPer votes for LGBT protections, then vows to undo it to punish atheist who insulted relig
Nebraska GOPer votes for LGBT protections, then vows to undo it to punish atheist who insulted religion
DAVID EDWARDS
12 FEB 2015 AT 11:37 ET
Republican Nebraska state Sen. Bob Krist voted on Tuesday for a bill that would protect LGBT people from employment discrimination, but he now wants his vote changed because an atheist lawmaker insulted his religion.
Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET) News reported on Wednesday that Krist and seven other members of the state Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-2 on Tuesday to advance a bill to the legislature that would prohibit discrimination in the workplace against people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
But Krist told NET News that he wanted to change his vote because a black atheist named Sen. Ernie Chambers (I) had made derogatory remarks about the Catholic faith.
“He doesn’t like Catholics. He’s never liked Catholics,” Krist complained. “And the things that were said about my religion, my faith, and my race cued me that maybe we need to expand this, that if it’s anti-discrimination we’re talking about, that we’re covering the bases.”
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