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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Wed Jul 9, 2014, 10:22 AM Jul 2014

Obama’s faith-based advisers divided over religious exemption for anti-gay discrimination

Adelle M. Banks

WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama’s faith-based advisers are coming down on different sides of a debate over a pending executive order that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation among federal contractors.

The dividing line: Should the directive contain a religious exemption?

The latest entreaty to the White House about banning LGBT discrimination includes four former members of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

“An exception would set a terrible precedent by denying true equality for LGBT people, while simultaneously opening a Pandora’s Box inviting other forms of discrimination,” wrote the more than 100 signatories to a Tuesday (July 8) letter to the president.

http://www.religionnews.com/2014/07/08/obamas-faith-based-advisers-divided-religious-exemption-anti-gay-discrimination/

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Obama’s faith-based advisers divided over religious exemption for anti-gay discrimination (Original Post) hrmjustin Jul 2014 OP

The hellwith religious exemptions on this. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #1

Succinct and to the point okasha Jul 2014 #4

. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #5

Kicking. Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #2

Your welcome. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #3

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

1. The hellwith religious exemptions on this.

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Wed Jul 9, 2014, 10:24 AM

Jul 2014

okasha

(11,573 posts)

4. Succinct and to the point

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 01:02 PM

Jul 2014

You took the words right off my keyboard.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

5. .

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Wed Jul 9, 2014, 01:06 PM

Jul 2014

littlemissmartypants

(34,382 posts)

2. Kicking. Thank you. nt

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 11:16 AM

Jul 2014

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

3. Your welcome.

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Wed Jul 9, 2014, 11:16 AM

Jul 2014

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