The Human Rights Campaign's vice president, Fred Sainz, however, did speak out, telling BuzzFeed, "LGBT activists have every expectation that the EO will contain no further religious exemption other than the very broad one that is in there already - and there is certainly nothing in Hobby Lobby to suggest that there should be one." Without a robust religious exemption, like the provisions in the Senate-passed ENDA, this expansion of hiring rights will come at an unreasonable cost to the common good, national unity and religious freedom."Īlthough The Atlantic reported that the person who organized the letter, Michael Wear, said that the letter is not "antagonistic," he added that, following this week's Supreme Court decision in Hobby Lobby, "the administration does have a decision to make whether they want to recalibrate their approach to some of these issues."Īsked about the letter, White House spokesman Shin Inouye repeated a line from recent days when asked about the order, saying only, "I don't have any details to share about the specifics of an Executive Order." Of the planned order, the group writes, "e are asking that an extension of protection for one group not come at the expense of faith communities whose religious identity and beliefs motivate them to serve those in need. Now, with Obama having announced that he has directed his staff to prepare an executive order to protect LGBT employees of federal contractors from employment discrimination, Warren has joined up with a group of religious leaders and religiously affiliated individuals to urge the president to include a religious exemption in the order. After being asked to deliver the invocation at Obama's first inauguration, Warren later decried the president's policies in 2012 as "intentionally infring upon religious liberties." Warren, the senior pastor at California's Saddleback Church, has a mixed history with President Obama. Orrin Hatch, have said an exemption similar to that included in the version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed by the Senate last fall is needed. LGBT advocates have pressed for a limited religious exemption or no religious exemption in the order, but others, like Sen.
Rick Warren has joined forces with the head of Catholic Charities and others in asking President Obama to "include a religious exemption in your planned executive order addressing federal contractors and LGBT employment policies." The Atlantic first reported on the letter earlier Wednesday. "I'm going to ask them questions about character, competence, about values, vision, virtue, about their convictions in leadership, about their experience," Warren told the Christian Broadcasting Network yesterday.WASHINGTON - The pastor who caused an uproar from LGBT advocates when President Obama asked him to speak at his inauguration is now asking the president to exempt those with religious beliefs from an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT people. They will be asked the same questions and their personal life is on the table because "character matters," Warren said. One candidate in a soundproof bubble (or room) while the other candidate is on stage.
The format is somewhat similar to a game show with Warren playing the part of Wink Martindale. Warren's questions will focus on how the candidates lead and make decisions and will cover five topics: leadership, stewardship, worldview, compassion issues, and their vision for America. Specifically, as Monitor colleague Jane Lampman reported earlier this week, Mr. Whose side is God on? Although that probably won't be determined tonight, we will see Barack Obama and John McCain on stage together for the first time this political season.īrought together by the best-selling author and pastor of the fourth largest church in the U.S., pastor Rick Warren will talk to both candidates tonight for about an hour each.
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