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Related: About this forumFaith Leaders Urge Trump to Preserve LGBTQ Protections
NEWS FEB 2 2017, 8:27 PM ET
by ALEX JOHNSON
Hundreds of religious leaders have signed a letter urging President Donald Trump not to weaken federal protections for gay, lesbian and transgender Americans working for government contractors.
The letter is being circulated at the same time as a purported draft of a proposed executive order that would carve out an exemption from anti-discrimination regulations for federal contractors who oppose LGBTQ equality on religious grounds. The regulations were were signed into law in July 2014 by former President Barack Obama ...
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hundreds-faith-leaders-urge-trump-preserve-lgbtq-protections-n716241
Phoenix61
(17,021 posts)all those religious leaders will be able to speak out on Sunday. Works for me.
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)Phoenix61
(17,021 posts)from the pulpit, and keep their tax exempt status, they do.
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)It restricts how much a 501(c)(3) can expend to influence legislation and it forbids material support to electooral candidates