While playing to his base, Trump’s rules are concerning to LGBTQ groups, which see them as possibly giving religious groups license to discriminate. “It is a culture war,” Trump said at an Oval office ceremony, where he sat surrounded by religious activists and children from a variety of religious backgrounds. The rules are primarily aimed at forcing states to get rid of prohibitions against awarding grant money to religious groups. But the administration has generally sided with religious groups in cases involving anti-discrimination laws. Trump’s proposed rules would eliminate the disclosure requirement, which administration officials say is an unfair burden on religious groups.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 16, 2020 23:26 UTC