Churches shouldn't host events contrary to its principles, says Gary Johnson
Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson said he supports religious freedom and he maintained that churches or synagogues should not host events that are contrary to its religious principles.
"As a member of a synagogue, I don't have to host a Christian reception in my synagogue. That's your church. That's your religion. You should be able to practice that unabated," Johnson explained in an interview with The Brody File.
To cite an example, the former governor of New Mexico insisted that Christian bakers have to sell their cakes even if it will be eaten at a gay wedding but he said that they don't have to decorate it.
"In the case of the bakers, the bakers have to sell the cake but the baker doesn't have to decorate the cake. That's the First Amendment that comes to play. You don't have to decorate the cake but you are in business so you got to sell that cake," he said.
Johnson deviates from the views of other Libertarians. TV host John Stossel wrote a column on World Net Daily arguing that the government should not prohibit businesses from refusing service to anyone.
"Every private business should be allowed to refuse service to whomever they want. Outlawing all discrimination perpetuates hatred by driving it underground," Stossel wrote.
Stossel asserted that Johnson is still better than the two leading candidates despite disagreeing with him about the issue about Christian bakers.
The former governor gained notoriety last week when an MSNBC host asked him what he would do about Aleppo if he was elected, to which he responded, "What is Aleppo?" Johnson later admitted that he "blanked" and thought that Aleppo was an acronym.
He recently purchased a full-page advertisement on the New York Times asking to be included in the debates. Johnson will be able to join the debates if he scores at least15 percent in the polls. The Libertarian candidate scored 11 percent in a NBC/SurveyMonkey poll conducted between Sept. 5 and Sept. 11.
