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    Trump Executive Order Draft Could Curtail LGBT Rights

    Trump Executive Order Draft Could Curtail LGBT Rights


    • By RICK KLEIN

    Feb 1, 2017, 10:16 PM ET



    A draft of an executive order on "religious freedom" is circulating inside the Trump administration, outlining a potential weakening of protections designed to shield LGBT individuals from discrimination, according to a copy of the proposed order obtained by ABC News.

    The order –- which may never become administration policy, depending on internal deliberations -- would also free some private companies from being forced to provide contraceptive coverage as part of the health plans they offer employees. It would also open the door for tax-exempt entities to speak out "on moral or political issues from a religious perspective" without fear of losing favored tax status.


    White House officials told ABC News that the draft appears to be among the hundreds of executive orders that are circulating –- drafted by either the Trump transition team, the White House policy team or even by outside groups –- and that not all reflect administration thinking or likely policy. One official did not say who drafted this potential order, but did not dispute its authenticity.


    "We do not have plans to sign anything at this time but will let you know when we have any updates," said Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a White House spokesperson.


    The draft order began circulating inside the Trump administration on Tuesday, hours after a statement by the Trump White House committed the president to leaving intact workplace discrimination protections enacted by President Obama to protect LGBTQ individuals, in 2014.


    "President Donald J. Trump is determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community," the White House said in a statement Tuesday morning. "President Trump continues to be respectful and supportive of LGBTQ rights, just as he was throughout the election."


    A copy of the draft document was provided to ABC News by a government official who was authorized to review it, but was not authorized to release it publicly. The four-page draft executive order is titled, "Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative to Respect Religious Freedom."


    Even without any indications that it is moving forward, news of the proposal spread quickly through Capitol Hill and the advocacy community. GLAAD, a prominent gay-rights group, announced late Wednesday that it would hold a rally at the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City Thursday night to protest the possible plans.


    "If anything in this document were to become federal law, it would be a national license to discriminate, and it would endanger LGBTQ people and their families," said Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD’s president and CEO.


    The order would declare it to be "policy" of the administration that "Americans and their religious organizations will not be coerced by the Federal Government into participating in activities that violate their conscience, and will remain free to express their viewpoints without suffering adverse treatment from the Federal Government."


    Several outside conservative groups that have been pushing for similar actions have been pressing for something to be released surrounding Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.

    Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, told CNBC on Tuesday that he believed that "religious liberty" would be addressed in an executive action by Trump, despite the president’s statement earlier that day.
    "I think this is going to be addressed," Perkins said. Perkins did not respond to requests for comment on Wednesday.
    Religious groups have argued that Obama-era policies have curtailed their freedoms, by forcing them to provide services that conflict with their beliefs. Mallory Quigley, communications director for the social conservative Susan B. Anthony List, said an order protecting religious freedoms is critical for the new president to deliver on promises made to the conservative base.
    "It is an expectation of the pro-life movement that the Trump administration would provide relief for Little Sisters of the Poor and others who have had their conscience rights violated by Obamacare," Quigley said. "This would certainly be in keeping with the priorities that the administration has already laid out."
    While not rescinding any previous executive orders, the proposed draft could free companies and individuals that do business with the federal government to decline to work with gay and lesbian couples on adoptions and other services.

    The order states that the federal government "shall not discriminate or take any adverse action against a religious organization" providing adoption or child-welfare services if the organization "declines to provide, facilitate, or refer such service due to a conflict with the organization’s religious beliefs."


    After being provided a copy of the draft by ABC News for review, a spokesman for a prominent gay-rights group said the order could permit federal employees and contractors to refuse a range of services to people based on their sexual orientation or gender identification. Chad Griffin, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, called the draft "sweeping and dangerous."


    "It reads like a wish list from some of the most radical anti-equality activists," Griffin said in a statement. "If true, it seems this White House is poised to wildly expand anti-LGBTQ discrimination across all facets of the government -- even if he does maintain the Obama [executive order from 2014]. If Donald Trump goes through with even a fraction of this order, he'll reveal himself as a true enemy to LGBTQ people."


    On a different topic, the proposal would exempt "all persons and religious organizations" from providing health care options that include contraceptive coverage, as is now required under the Affordable Care Act, if they "object to complying with the mandate for religious or moral reasons."


    The draft order would expand the definition of a "religious organization" to include "closely held for-profit corporations, operated for a religious purpose, even if its purpose is not exclusively religious."


    That would appear to apply to companies including Hobby Lobby, which brought a landmark case against the Obama administration challenging the requirement that employer-provided health care include contraceptive coverage.


    The order also seeks to ensure tax-exempt status for religious organizations even if they speak out on beliefs opposing gay marriage, extra-marital sex, abortion rights, and rights for transgender individuals.


    That appears to be an attempt to roll back the Johnson Amendment, a 1954 law prohibiting tax-exempt organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates. Trump promised repeal of the Johnson Amendment as a candidate, though congressional action would be necessary for that to occur.


    The draft would also establish a working group inside the Justice Department that would "ensure that the religious freedom of persons and religious organizations is protected throughout the United States," and would take "appropriate action."

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    Our dear President needs to get back to fixing our country and stay out of religious issues. Evangelicals didn't vote for you because of your "faith", or religious dogma or doctrine. They voted for you to fix our country. Stay on track. Don't get side-stepped by the phony "religious liberty" scam.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Judy View Post
    Our dear President needs to get back to fixing our country and stay out of religious issues. Evangelicals didn't vote for you because of your "faith", or religious dogma or doctrine. They voted for you to fix our country. Stay on track. Don't get side-stepped by the phony "religious liberty" scam.
    I recently read somewhere that concerns over U.S. Supreme Court appointments was the top reason Evangelicals voted for Trump.

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    That's because they want a US Supreme Court that upholds our laws on immigration and jobs and our Constitution on borders, trade and guns.

    Please don't tell me you think this election was about abortion and cakes?!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Judy View Post
    That's because they want a US Supreme Court that upholds our laws on immigration and jobs and our Constitution on borders, trade and guns.

    Please don't tell me you think this election was about abortion and cakes?!!
    Perhaps they do want those things, but right to life and religious right issues were the two primary reasons over 80% of the evangelicals voted for Trump. To suggest otherwise is just silly. Oh, and for you to condense those issues into "abortions" and "cakes" is a little disingenuous.

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    That's sad if it's true, but I don't believe you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MW View Post
    Perhaps they do want those things, but right to life and religious right issues were the two primary reasons over 80% of the evangelicals voted for Trump. To suggest otherwise is just silly. Oh, and for you to condense those issues into "abortions" and "cakes" is a little disingenuous.

    Very clearly a good part of Trump's constituency is opposed to abortion and are concerned about religious rights -- however you want to interpret that. We should expect Trump's presidency to address these issues and it will not be wise for those who support abortion to just pretend this away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Judy View Post
    That's sad if it's true, but I don't believe you.
    Judy I understand your views on social issues but to me there is a bigger picture and I see them all connected. The common thread is freedom and rights for all. There should be a way of protecting the rights of a particular group without denying those same rights to others.

    I am so angry with California for using my tax dollars for the benefit of illegal immigrants. They think that they have the right to protect one particular group and by doing this they are denying my rights. By using our tax dollars to break the law, many feel the are being forced to be accessories.

    I have my religious right to not believe in abortion or gay marriages. Many of us refuse to judge a person for their beliefs and say it is between them and God. But when the government uses our taxes to pay for abortion or forces us to participate in any way with gay marriages then we feel our rights and decision making is being violated and we are being forced into being accessories in breaking God's law.

    It is that Trump seemed to see and understand that the government was over reaching into the personal values and beliefs of American citizens. Instead of creating a country that everyone could live together with mutual respect and peace we have been pitted against each other. Communication and open dialogue of different ideas and views has been lost. Now it is all about activism and protest. Violence, protest and who has the most money is now the norm to force ones ideas on each other. Trump did not start this but now he is having to deal with a country that for to long have been bowing down and giving in to these groups.

    That is why many of us voted for Trump.

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    Well, thank God it's Friday.

    Mexico has been put in its place and lost the confidence of its consumers, Australia is under "study" for its dumb refugee deal with Obama, Iran is on notice and under new sanctions for their missile tests, North Korea has been warned of "effective and overwhelming response" if they try anything against anyone anywhere, Al Qaeda Headquarters in Bayda Province has been wiped out, and UAE and Saudi are going to pay for the Safe Zones in Syria/

    100,000 visa workers from high-risk countries have been denied access to the US, Neil Gorsuch nominated to US Supreme Court, Sessions, Price, Mnuchin, Pruitt and Devos cleared Committee, economy created 227,000 jobs instead of the 175,000 most expected, bad sections of Dodd-Frank to be removed by EO, $200 billion of regulations pulled back by EO, Sanctuary Cities to lose federal funds, and Samsung to build its first plant in the US, Dow rose to 20,071 in response.

    The USS Cole is circling Yemen, and Trump just landed in Palm Beach for Super Bowl Weekend.
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