Post by Daniel on Nov 12, 2016 10:29:14 GMT -5
What Now for Religious Freedom?
by NR Interview November 12, 2016
Looking ahead.
Tuesday marked the second presidential election during which the Little Sisters of the Poor continued to be in court insisting on the religious-liberty protection they are due as citizens of the United States. That the government would ever think to make the work of such heroines of civil society and heralds of the Gospel harder — and potentially impossible — is a shameful fact of American history under the Obama administration.
So what does the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States mean for the future of religious liberty? I asked Tim Schultz, president of the 1st Amendment Partnership, someone I’ve run into at many a religious-liberty meeting in recent years, this and other questions.
Kathryn Jean Lopez: Broadly speaking, what does the election of Donald Trump — plus a Republican Congress — mean for religious freedom in the U.S.?
Tim Schultz: Broadly speaking, it will mean an administration and Congress that does not actively interfere with the religious rights of millions of Americans through regulatory actions like the Department of Human Services contraception and abortion-drug mandate. It will mean that Congress is much more likely to advance legislation guaranteeing the rights of federal contractors to maintain their full religious mission. Though it is too soon to tell, it is very important to vigorously protect the rights of religious minorities. This is something that the Obama administration deserves praise for, and continuity of the bipartisan consensus in this area is extremely important.
Read more at: www.nationalreview.com/article/442143/religious-freedom-next-steps-following-donald-trumps-election
by NR Interview November 12, 2016
Looking ahead.
Tuesday marked the second presidential election during which the Little Sisters of the Poor continued to be in court insisting on the religious-liberty protection they are due as citizens of the United States. That the government would ever think to make the work of such heroines of civil society and heralds of the Gospel harder — and potentially impossible — is a shameful fact of American history under the Obama administration.
So what does the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States mean for the future of religious liberty? I asked Tim Schultz, president of the 1st Amendment Partnership, someone I’ve run into at many a religious-liberty meeting in recent years, this and other questions.
Kathryn Jean Lopez: Broadly speaking, what does the election of Donald Trump — plus a Republican Congress — mean for religious freedom in the U.S.?
Tim Schultz: Broadly speaking, it will mean an administration and Congress that does not actively interfere with the religious rights of millions of Americans through regulatory actions like the Department of Human Services contraception and abortion-drug mandate. It will mean that Congress is much more likely to advance legislation guaranteeing the rights of federal contractors to maintain their full religious mission. Though it is too soon to tell, it is very important to vigorously protect the rights of religious minorities. This is something that the Obama administration deserves praise for, and continuity of the bipartisan consensus in this area is extremely important.
Read more at: www.nationalreview.com/article/442143/religious-freedom-next-steps-following-donald-trumps-election
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