The Trump Justice Department Files a Brief on Behalf of a Christian Baker In September 2017, the Trump Justice Department filed a brief supporting Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker who refused, on faith-based grounds, to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple. “When Phillips designs and creates a custom wedding cake for a specific […]
The Trump Justice Department Files a Brief on Behalf of a Christian Baker
Trump Executive Order on Religious Liberty
On May 4, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13798 which ensured key protections for religious liberty and the rights of the unborn. It was the first such order in American history. Said the executive order: “The Founders envisioned a Nation in which religious voices and views were integral to a vibrant public square, and in which religious people and institutions were free to practice their faith without fear of discrimination or retaliation by the Federal Government…. Federal law protects the freedom of Americans and their organizations to exercise religion and participate fully in civic life without undue interference by the Federal Government.”
Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a document enumerating 20 separate protections that Trump’s May 4, 2017 executive order ensured. Those included:
Trump Exempts Employers from Obamacare’s Contraception & Abortifacient Mandate
[1] https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-files-brief-on-behalf-of-baker-who-refused-to-make-a-wedding-cake-for-a-gay-couple; https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/05/09/2017-09574/promoting-free-speech-and-religious-liberty
[2] https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/10/06/trump-doj-hhs-issue-major-religious-liberty-and-pro-life-protections/
[3] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-contraceptive-mandate-affordable-care-act-birth-control/; https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/supreme-court-strikes-blow-to-obamacares-abortion-contraceptive-mandate.html