News : Trump Poised to Sign “Religious Liberty” Executive Order
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This Thursday, White House is set to celebrate the National Day of Prayer with religious and conservative leaders, Politico reports. However the gathering’s true purpose, according to Politico, is the signing of the controversial “religious liberty” executive order. A plan that’s been confirmed by two senior administration officials with one of them saying the executive order is still being reviewed.
News about the aforementioned executive order first surfaced in February this year after The Nation and The Investigative Fund obtained a copy of the draft of the four-page order titled “Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative to Respect Religious Freedom.” This executive order, explains Georgetown University Law Center Associate Professor Marty Lederman, will compel agencies to “provide extensive exemptions from a staggering number of federal laws—without regard to whether such laws substantially burden religious exercise.” He added that the exemptions themselves could “violate federal law or license individuals and private parties to violate federal law.” On top of this, said exemptions would “raise serious First Amendment questions” because it goes “far beyond what the Supreme Court has identified as the limits of permissive religious accommodations.”
Readers who want to have a clear picture of what Professor Lederman meant may click this link and read our article last February where we explained the executive order’s chilling effects on the LGBT community. The effect encompasses employment, education, services, healthcare, and even marriage and is clearly more than the cake problems that LGBT couples usually experienced.
It is believed the proposed executive order had been “killed” earlier this year with the help of Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner. Trump supporters however, believed the shelving was only temporary and that Trump will sign the religious liberty executive order soon somehow. In the event of this news, it looks like that day had come. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says it is ready to sue when that happens.
What do you think guys? Is there such a thing as religious liberty executive order or is it merely a rumor? Whatever the case is, I guess we’ll find out soon enough. More importantly, how do you feel about this news? Don’t forget to share with us your thoughts in the comments section below.
I don’t know if an EO can solve this or if a law will have to be passed.
This problem was largely created by the gay community with their lack of respect for the religious views of others.
If a baker doesn’t want to bake my wedding cake because of their religious views I can find another baker, I shouldn’t expect him to violate his religious views. But some on here are just silly ass whiners.
If he is there to serve the public, how can he choose who to serve and who not to serve Next you will hear I don’t like your looks and won’t serve All the hate that comes out of the so called Christians should have their mouth washed out with soap
There are no posts yet as I submit this, but discussion on this topic should be colorful.
LGBTQ militants are adamant about their rights, but close the door when it comes to rights of individuals who are religious…because of course religion is a choice, right?
I read a piece a while back that stated that genetic research had uncovered a genetic religious trait; individuals could be born with a tendancy to believe in a higher power, and hence would be attracted to be part of a religion. Can we see a time when LGBTQ needs to become LGBTQR (where the R is for Religious)?
among other things, faith-based adoption agencies will be able to deny legally wed same-sex couples children.
preachers will be empowered to pressure their congregations to vote for specific politicians.
added in with the ‘corporations are people’ nonsense, business ‘beliefs’ will be more important than individual.
taxpayers will end up footing the bill, but I can’t wait for this to get to court.
You can’t have religious freedom violating civil rights, or civil right violating religious freedom. The two should be in harmony with each other not in opposition with each other. A religious group fails to be religious when it only serves a small group or it’s opinions are extreme from the norm. Similarly a civil right fails to be a right when it only serves a small group or it’s opinions are extreme from the norm.
I know this only helps to define the problem and not solve the problem.
Religions may be small and limited to certain ppl. In addition to that, so a civil right is a civil right even if a majority considers it too far from the norm…lest not we forget that civil rights and even emancipation for black ppl was considered too far from the norm as one time…
“People of faith will not be bullied or silenced anymore.”
I’m thinking there will be parades in the streets stopping traffic with fully clothed people waving banners because it is their right to do so.
Nice one bro.