Andrew Anglin
Daily Stormer
February 3, 2017
More good news, lads.
The people of the bog may be restricted in their oppression of non-analists.
A draft of an executive order on “religious freedom” is circulating in the Trump administration, outlining a possible 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. And it would 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 possible executive orders that are circulating — drafted by the Trump transition team, the White House policy team or by outside groups — and that not all reflect administration thinking or likely policy. One official did not say who drafted this possible 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.
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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 on Thursday night to protest the possible plan.
“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 draft order reads that it would be the 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. He 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, the communications director for the socially conservative Susan B. Anthony List, said an order protecting religious freedoms is critical for the new president to deliver on promises made to his conservative base.
The Daily Stormer endorses this proposed executive order.
This isn’t even radical. It’s just rolling back something that Obama did less than 3 years ago, which has squelched the rights of religious organizations and otherwise anti-homo individuals who don’t wish to violate their conscience by funding an anal sex cult.