Plan to weaken religious liberty protections in favor of LGBT lobby ". . . the memo goes on to confirm that this change would mean giving greater weight to LGBT interests that conflict with religious liberty claims by rolling back the Trump administration’s “expansive view of the use of RFRA,” which it claims “resulted in negative impacts for underserved communities,” and specifically raises the issue of “broad-based exemptions from nondiscrimination requirements to child welfare agencies,” meaning religious foster home and adoption agencies." "The news is the latest in a pattern of hostility to religious liberty demonstrated by the Biden administration. Last week, the Biden Department of Labor announced the rollback of a Trump-era regulation that broadened the definition of federal contractors who could claim religious exemptions to federal hiring regulations that interfered with their ability to hire personnel aligned with their religious beliefs." "In October, the White House refused to say whether it will comply with a federal judge’s order not to fire military members and civilian federal employees seeking religious exemptions from mandatory COVID-19 vaccination at least until their case is fully adjudicated."
