Editorial: Trump's 'religious freedom' initiative is mostly a rehash of current law — yet still finds a way to be troubling
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Jan 20, 2020
3 minutes
Not for the first time, President Donald Trump is trying to score political points with his evangelical supporters by unveiling a "religious freedom" initiative that suggests, cynically, that Christianity in America is under sustained attack and that the federal government must come to its rescue. Needless to say, that is not the case.
The initiative unveiled on Thursday is best seen not as a considered response to a real problem but as a political statement in
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