Obama's LGBT Hiring Executive Order Will Not Include Religious Exemption
Source: TPM
By DYLAN SCOTT Published JULY 18, 2014, 3:49 PM EDT
President Barack Obama plans to sign on Monday a long-awaited executive order prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people by federal contractors, and it will not include the broad religious exemption sought by religious leaders.
The Huffington Post reported on Friday that Obama's order will add sexual orientation and gender identity to an existing non-discrimination order that covers race, sex and religion. A White House official confirmed the report to TPM. It will not include any general religious exemption for religious employers.
The order does, however, maintain an executive order by President George W. Bush that allows religious employers to prioritize hiring members of their religion, according to the official. Obama pledged to issue the order earlier this year after the House failed to take up the Senate-passed Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would prohibit hiring discrimination against LGBT people more broadly.
Following the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling, several religious leaders, including a member of Obama's 2012 campaign, wrote to the president asking that he include a broad religious exemption in his forthcoming order.
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RKP5637
(67,112 posts)just relentless, just gotta have someone to kick around, it feels good to them, it's how they get their jollies off.
randys1
(16,286 posts)one hundred and ninety three million times better than any or all republicans combined
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)christx30
(6,241 posts)Birds gotta fly.
Bigots gotta stop the gay agenda. Like picking up dry cleaning, getting a job. I'd imagine laundry and picking up takeout are in there somewhere. Heathens.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)MNBrewer
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(57,691 posts)Drop down to the comments.
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so happy Anita Bryant is alive to see this
In week that had lots not to like, at least there was this.
Lost In America
(51 posts)HEAR! HEAR!
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,691 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)OKNancy
(41,832 posts)Daily Disappointment's site
PM Martin
(2,660 posts)One's religion does not give the right to discriminate.
ChazInAz
(2,575 posts)Because that's what they really, really, REALLY wanted to do with Hobby Lobby!
William769
(55,148 posts)Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)Violation of 1st Amendment. We must be free to be bigots and arses.
I can hear the choir warming up now.....he is preventing us from practicing our religion of hate. This is unconstitutional!!!
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)I mean their gawd knows the prejudice because in "right" Christian beliefs it ok to hate.
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)That was the collective sound of 1,000,000 Republican heads exploding...
stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)Because Muslims and Nazis treat(ed) gay people so VERY DAMN WELL!
Thanks Obama. You have been good on social issues.
sheshe2
(83,984 posts)Thank you President Obama.
mountain grammy
(26,662 posts)they have to suck it up and not discriminate. Those are my tax dollars and I don't want them used to spread the hate.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)Civilian positions will still be fair game.
Separate but equal is inherently unequal!
AndyTiedye
(23,500 posts)Fearless
(18,421 posts)An inequality in the nation. Separate but equal is inherently unequal.