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Jeff Sessions creates religious liberty task force to protect bigots
By Kaili Joy Gray -
July 30, 2018
Jeff Sessions says it's about protecting religious liberty, but it's really about protecting discrimination.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a cynical new way for the Justice Department to further Trumps extremist agenda, with the creation of a religious liberty task force.
But for an administration that introduced a ban on Muslims in its first week and has praised Nazis as very fine people, anyone who thinks this task force will actually stand up for the First Amendment rights of all Americans might want to rethink that.
Sessions started his remarks at the Justice Department Monday by warning that a dangerous movement, undetected by many, is now challenging and eroding our great tradition of religious freedom.
One example of this supposedly dangerous movement threatening America?
The lawsuit against Jack Phillips, who was a guest at Sessions announcement of the task force.
Weve all seen the ordeal faced so bravely by Jack Phillips, Sessions said. Phillips is the Colorado baker who fought all the way to the Supreme Court for the right to discriminate against gay people by refusing to bake wedding cakes for them.
This, according to Sessions, is the kind of religious freedom under attack that his Justice Department is now devoting an entire task force to protecting.
Another supposed example of those under attack who need the special attention of the Justice Department?
The Little Sisters of the Poor, a group of Catholic nuns who also fought all the way to the Supreme Court to be exempted from providing health insurance that complied with federal law.
Weve seen nuns ordered to buy contraceptives, Sessions said in his remarks a shameless, bald-faced lie. The nuns were never ordered to do any such thing. They wanted to opt of providing health care that covered contraception, but they refused to complete the simple form that would allow them to do so.........................
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)Docreed2003
(16,817 posts)This shit has nothing more to do with "religious liberty" than the man in the moon! This is about inshrining the rights of Christofascists to be assholes to anyone they choose.
LonePirate
(13,386 posts)Or someone using this task force to promote practicing Sharia law in a public accommodations business might also be enough to bring an end to this bullshit from Sessions.
2naSalit
(86,048 posts)AnnieBW
(10,350 posts)Under His Eye.
Chickensoup
(650 posts)So I expect a religious police force
like Saudi Arabia to be formed soon.
Get ready for more crazy stunts.
Takket
(21,424 posts)riversedge
(69,713 posts)Weve seen nuns ordered to buy contraceptives, Sessions said in his remarks a shameless, bald-faced lie. The nuns were never ordered to do any such thing. They wanted to opt of providing health care that covered contraception, but they refused to complete the simple form that would allow them to do so.........................
Hekate
(90,189 posts)SamKnause
(13,037 posts)Matthew28
(1,796 posts)How a fairly tail gets put above human rights.
Vinca
(50,168 posts)The biggest problem is they want everyone else to conform to their nutty beliefs. If you are opposed to abortion, don't have one. If you don't believe in contraception, don't take it and don't be a pharmacist or medical professional. I really don't care if people worship acorns falling from trees, but leave me out of it (including knocking on my door with pamphlets).
Mc Mike
(9,106 posts)How dare you not tolerate our repuglinazi intolerance?! RaHo Waaaaahhhhh!