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‘Transgender’ Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration

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The Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, the most drastic move yet in a governmentwide effort to roll back recognition and protections of transgender people under federal civil rights law. A series of decisions by the Obama administration loosened the legal concept of gender […]

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Some Religious Groups Are Coming Out Against the “Religious Freedom Task Force”

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The Trump administration’s taxpayer-funded “Religious Freedom Task Force” is “one-sided” and uses religion as a “sword” to deny vulnerable people basic human rights. Those aren’t the words of atheists but of religious groups in the U.S. We first wrote about this issue earlier this week, when we pointed out that a secular country like ours shouldn’t promote any particular

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Anti-LGBT hate group linked to new Trump administration ‘task force’

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A listed anti-LGBT hate group has been linked to the Trump administration’s new religious freedom task force, which activists fear will be used to undermine equal rights protections. Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the formation of a “religious freedom task force” at a Religious Liberty Summit hosted by the Justice Department on Monday. In his speech Sessions

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The GOP-Led House Just Passed Another Repeal of the Johnson Amendment

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Republicans’ attempts to repeal the Johnson Amendment aren’t over yet. For nearly two years now, Donald Trump has promised the Religious Right that he would sign a repeal of the rule, which forbids places of worship from endorsing political candidates if they want to keep their tax exempt status. If he were to rescind it, Christian churches

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Trump-Appointed Judge OKs Administration’s Attack on Family Planning Funding

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A federal district court judge on Monday ruled the Trump administration could move forward with efforts to restructure the federal Title X family planning program by prioritizing abstinence programs. United States District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, appointed by Trump in 2017, ruled the courts do not have the ability to review the proposed changes because they are

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Trump makes clear Roe v. Wade is on the chopping block

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Anyone promising that Roe v. Wade will be overturned by President Trump’s next Supreme Court justice is engaging in guesswork — and, in many cases, political advocacy. Abortion rights supporters are understandably concerned about nullifying one of the court’s most prominent and passion-inducing precedents, yes, but we don’t even have a nominee yet. This also happens to be a

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Donald Trump May Have Violated the Johnson Amendment With His Shady Foundation

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When New York’s attorney general filed a lawsuit the other day against Donald Trump and his children, accusing them of “persistently illegal conduct” with regards to their family foundation, I didn’t think much of it beyond the headlines. (Trumps behaving badly? Not exactly news.) The allegations were primarily about how the Trumps used money donated to the charity foundation

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Trump Rallies Pro-Lifers, Bars Abortions At Facilities With Federal Family Funds

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President Donald Trump delivered a keynote speech Tuesday evening at a pro-life gala, where he spoke about his Friday’s decision to impose new restrictions on federally-funded family clinics like Planned Parenthood. The Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List is an anti-abortion organization, whose “mission is to end abortion by electing national leaders and advocating for laws

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President Trump just unveiled a new White House ‘faith’ office. It actually weakens religious freedom.

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An Orthodox Jew is placed in a government-subsidized job program that meets in a church. His religious beliefs bar him from entering a church. Will reasonable efforts be made to refer him to an alternate provider? A Catholic victim of human trafficking is cared for by a federally funded evangelical nonprofit. The nonprofit also organizes

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White House Sets Up Office To Rubber Stamp Religious Right’s Agenda

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Washington, DC — The Secular Coalition for America released a statement today in response to President Trump’s executive order establishing a new White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative. According to the White House, the new office will provide policy recommendations from faith-based and community programs on “more effective solutions to poverty” and inform the Administration

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