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Obama Admin Preparing To Make Religious Groups Do Something Outrageous
According to recent reports, an executive order enacted last year by Barack Obama is now set to enact an apparent restraint to the free exercise of religion. The Center for Family and Human Rights – or C-Fam – heard from one source who, speaking on the condition of anonymity, explained that the Obama administration is prepared to pressure faith-based organizations receiving federal grants to accept applications from homosexuals.
While George W. Bush clarified an existing federal order in 2002 by carving out an exemption for religious institutions, recent reports suggest Obama’s subsequent revision erased that provision – at least for grant recipients. Last July’s executive order was sold as a method of protecting gay applicants from discrimination by federal contractors. C-Fam’s Austin Ruse wrote that the same policy is now being applied to the far larger community of federal grant recipients.
“Though the executive order last summer was specifically related to federal procurement and contracts,” he wrote, “it did not touch grant recipients that substantially outnumber contract recipients.
“However, the White House has recently directed federal agencies to include the ‘sexual orientation and gender identity’ clause in all grant agreements. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has agreed to make this change and is said to be weeks away from implementation.”
C-Fam spoke to one insider who confirmed many federal agencies affected by the change are reticent to force those receiving grants to abide by it; however, they feel intimidated by the Obama administration and do not see any way to avoid compliance.
This post originally appeared on Western Journalism – Equipping You With The Truth
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/obama-admin-preparing-to-make-religious-groups-do-something-outrageous/
