Trump signs ‘Religious Freedom’ Executive Order
May 4, 2018On the National Day of Prayer in the US, President Donald Trump signed a “religious freedom” executive order, setting up the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative.
Trump said the order will protect “the faith-based and community organizations that form the bedrock of our society have strong advocates in the White House and throughout the federal government…
“Prayer has always been at the center of the American life. America is a nation of believers, and together we are strengthened by the power of prayer… faith is more powerful than government - and NOTHING is more powerful than God."
The new office will advise the White House when “religious liberty” come under threat. The order states the office will “provide recommendations on the Administration’s policy agenda affecting faith-based and community programs; provide recommendations on programs and policies where faith-based and community organizations may partner and/or deliver more effective solutions to poverty; apprise the Administration of any failures of the executive branch to comply with religious liberty protections under law; and reduce the burdens on the exercise of free religion.”
Trump’s Justice Department has a history of supporting religious discrimination against the LGBT+ community.
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