Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson voiced concerns about whether laws protecting religious freedom could open the door to sanctioned discrimination and violence, specifically tying it to the potential for violence involving Mormons — comments that could hurt the third-party candidate in the Beehive State.
Johnson, in an interview with the conservative Washington Examiner during the Democratic National Convention last week, said he believes it's the government's duty to prevent discrimination and said that giving exceptions based on religion "will open up a can of worms."
As an example, the former Republican governor of New Mexico pointed to Mormons in a way that has rankled some LDS Republicans.
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