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

[hrmjustin]

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/

[hrmjustin]

1. The hellwith religious exemptions on this.

[okasha]

4. Succinct and to the point

You took the words right off my keyboard.

[hrmjustin]

5. .

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Kicking. Thank you. nt

[hrmjustin]

3. Your welcome.