President Trump signs an executive order establishing a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative on May 3. While Trump said he took these actions in the name of religious liberty, he actually dealt religious freedom a blow with his new White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative. If elected, Obama said, he would keep President George W. Bush’s White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives while putting his own mark on that office. Religious providers have long had to make referrals to alternative providers under a few federally funded programs, with no reported problems. Honoring freedom for faith-based providers, while taking it away from people receiving services, is wrong.

Source: Washington Post May 14, 2018 10:22 UTC