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Obama to sign order Monday barring federal discrimination against gays
Reuters ^ | July 18, 2014 | by Jeff Mason

Posted on 07/18/2014 4:41:24 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Monday barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, senior administration officials said.

The order will allow some exemptions for religious groups that are federal contractors but not as much flexibility as the groups had wanted.

A religious organization would be barred from making hiring decisions based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Exceptions would be allowed for ministers, and groups would be allowed to favor individuals of a particular religion when hiring.

The White House believes the order will help improve productivity by reducing fears among employees that they could be fired for being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.

"This is another case where doing what is right also helps businesses improve their bottom line," one official told reporters on a conference call.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; obama; potuspoofterism; religion; tyranny
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Yeah, last I checked the Clown doesn’t get to write law.

So “order” all you want, it isn’t law. Period. Full stop. End of story.


21 posted on 07/18/2014 6:18:38 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

Executive Orders though are fairly common.
They have to be a consequence of an actual law though.
Unfortunately many of our laws are fairly vague.


22 posted on 07/18/2014 6:27:03 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Barry usually has his head so far up his butt the lump in his throat is his nose but when it comes to pushing the queer agenda or helping Muzzies he's "Johnny on the Spot" and uses every tick in the book.
23 posted on 07/18/2014 8:14:57 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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To: Rashputin

Clown Prince nobama needs to come out. Really...it is so obvious. To not come out is to discriminate against what he is.


24 posted on 07/18/2014 8:21:00 PM PDT by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp)
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To: Rashputin

Clown Prince nobama needs to come out. Really...it is so obvious. To not come out is to discriminate against what he is.


25 posted on 07/18/2014 8:21:00 PM PDT by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Is this POTUS allowed to sign EOs to prevent discrimination against himself, Reggie and probably 2/3 of the Administration?


26 posted on 07/18/2014 10:16:35 PM PDT by octex
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To: GeronL
1.6% by of the population the last study

I saw that study too. It needs to be repeated often.

I saw a Catholic Priest on late night tv a couple of months back who stated that 10% of the population was "gay" and therefore, it stands to reason that 10% of Priests are "gay" also. No one challenged his ridiculous assertions.

By the way, the moment I saw him, my queerdar started pinging.

27 posted on 07/18/2014 10:22:40 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (cations, you know.)
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To: ogen hal

Clown Prince nobama needs to come out. Really...it is so obvious. To not come out is to discriminate against what he is.
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A good investigative reporter/journalist should be able to grease a few palms in Chicago to get the real story about Obama and Man’s Country in that town. ........Supposedly, many people, including Rahm E. and other well-knowns were members their with Obama.


28 posted on 07/18/2014 10:35:48 PM PDT by octex
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To: octex

Who will protect the conservative tea party member from the IRS?

When will the man with the incredible shrinking ear size sign that executive order?

Is he “Orocchino”, a man whose ears get smaller each time he tells a lie?


29 posted on 07/19/2014 2:07:52 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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