On May 3, 2018, President Trump signed an executive order establishing a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative and amending an existing executive order setting forth fundamental principles and policymaking criteria regarding partnerships the federal government forms with faith-based and community organizations to serve people in need. In his executive order, President Trump struck provisions of this earlier executive order that required religious providers to refer social service beneficiaries to an alternative provider if the beneficiary objects to the religious character of the organization, and also required that written notice be given to beneficiaries regarding such protections. Stanley Carlson-Thies and Melissa Rogers will provide background on the work of previous administrations on these issues and analysis of President Trump's executive order.
Featuring:
Melissa Rogers, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution
Stanley Carlson-Thies, Founder & Senior Director, Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance

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