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Posted on 12/20/2019 6:52:23 PM PST by marshmallow
Washington D.C., Dec 17, 2019 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- The White House hosted dozens of Catholic leaders on Monday afternoon for an internal briefing on life and religious freedom issues.
The off the record briefing, held in the Indian Treaty room of the Executive Office Building, focused on “life, religious freedom, and other issues pertinent to the Catholic faith community,” according to an invite provided to participants. Attendees also had the opportunity to share their observations or concerns with the administration.
Catholics in attendance included former Kansas congressman Tim Huelskamp, now a senior political advisor for CatholicVote.org; Patrick Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society; and Stephen D. Minnis, president of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Several nuns were also in attendance, Huelskamp said.
Mick Mulvaney, White House chief of staff and a practicing Catholic, led the briefing on religious freedom and life issues for around 45 minutes each, and devoted around 20 minutes to the economy, said Gia Chacón, a speaker and pro-life director at the group Bienvenido, who attended.
The discussion of religious freedom included both health care and education policy, she said, and how “the previous administration advocated for ‘freedom of worship’ as opposed to ‘freedom of religion.’”
According to social media posts after the event, Mulvaney said “worship takes place within four walls,” while “faith is the way we live our lives,” differentiating between freedom of worship and religion.
The “Fairness for All Americans Act,” recently introduced in the House on Dec. 6, was also raised by a participant, said Patrick Reilly.
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Cue the howls of “violation of separation of church & state!”
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The Indian Treaty room.
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