A policy created by President Bush that exempted religious organizations from non-discrimination policies in their hiring practices is under assault by far-left groups. The policy, contained in a Justice Department memo from 2007, said that under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, religious groups seeking federal grants were exempted from complying with non-discrimination laws in hiring. […]
Leftists looking to reverse Bush-era policy on religious freedom
August 22, 2015 by
A policy created by President Bush that exempted religious organizations from non-discrimination policies in their hiring practices is under assault by far-left groups. The policy, contained in a Justice Department memo from 2007, said that under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, religious groups seeking federal grants were exempted from complying with non-discrimination laws in hiring. […]