Donald Trump has long been an easy mark for human rights activists, who regularly slam the president's fondness for dictators, his hostility toward immigrants and his attacks on the news media.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. Brownback, a former senator who was a key sponsor of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, argued the issue has been sidelined under past administrations.Trump is not known for being very religious. But his administration's support for religious freedom happens to fit with one key Trump goal: Pleasing evangelical Christians, a key part of the president's political base.
Pompeo and others in the administration often refer to religious freedom as "our first liberty." That is likely a reference to the prime positioning of religious freedom in the text of the First Amendment.While they support any effort aimed at ending the oppression of religious minorities, especially in the wake of attacks on synagogues, mosques and churches in the United States, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, they worry the Trump team is unusually selective in its approach.
Advocates acknowledge the administration — Pompeo in particular — is willing to criticize China’s mistreatment of Uighur Muslims, but they wonder if that’s politically convenient because of the administration’s overall efforts to combat rising Chinese influence.
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Trump religious freedom action is more like racist Supremest rises up realDonaldTrump
Trump will use any tactic necessary, it's TRUE name is dictatorship. Impeachment is the only answer to protect the rights of all people.
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Fear mongering the Christians again. I have never been oppressed for my faith. If anyone in this country has been, please come forward and tell your story.
Religion is a choice. You can not outlaw belief in a higher being.
Satanic temple checking in.
Promises to be a real Amish rake fight.
Really looking forward to the panel discussion on Wicca.
This is gonna blow up in his fn face GOOD!
Why would anyone go?
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The evangelicals forget, Matthew 25: 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ... I was a stranger and you welcomed me, yep, put me in cages...
As long as it is Christian. All others need not apply. 😠
Help me out here: Just what group needs 'religious freedom'? From where I sit, it certainly can't be Christians.
So he is inviting the fake evangelicals and the white supremacists
Trump’s soulless worlds colliding
What a joke. realDonaldTrump tweets out racist comment about a US Congresswoman and is hold religious freedom event. And his base by this.
Those Fish Lips, the time-honored Trump Tell.
He’s promoting religious freedom after the incredibly racist tweet today? Religion teaches tolerance of all ppl. POTUS is intolerant of everyone. Is the Epstein scandal getting a bit to close to home?
if the human rights activists were true to priniple they should boycott, even protest
Religious freedom is the ability to do or not do something because of your beliefs. WHAT IT IS NOT is the ability to tell others what THEY can and can’t do, that’s imposing on the other persons legal freedoms. Tell your zealot nutcase friends realDonaldTrump HandsOffMyFreedom
Which religion 😒
Will there be another brawl in Rose Garden?
Sorrowful to know that realDonaldTrump’s family doesn’t love him enough to tell him what a fool he makes of himself with racist tweets like the one he sent this AM. Just as sad to see the collective GOP condone his behavior by the conspicuousness of their silence. God help us.
The irony never stops.
I HOPE THAT GETS TAPED BY SOMEONE THAT DOESNT GIVE TO SHITS ABOUT POLITICS AND THEY NEVER VOTES
Religious freedom, as trump admin. is caging Christians of Color.
By fervent supporters do you mean “Fake Racist Christians” so called Evangelicals?
realDonaldTrump doesn't give two shits about religion or religious freedom. The rot starts at the top.
Religious freedom a la Trump-Epstein.
The god fearing better fear god if they are supporting a man like Trump.
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POLITICO : realDonaldTrump can only unite false Evangelical ministers who profit from the poor and corporate exploiters. They are not the majority. They are the vulnerable. The writer of this article is NOT speaking for Americans.
And showing all Christians how he abuses children and how it is to be a racist. Great Christian example. Wonderful. And not one of you love Jesus enough to stand up to this. Shame on you.
If you sanction what Trump is doing to Immigrants you cannot call yourselves Christians.
And the following week he is hosting “The Truth Will Set You Free Forum.” Translation: It’s all total BS.
TV producer. Sad.
White evangelicals stand for the kind of religious freedom that allows for the rape of children.
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The two biggest abuser's of religious freedom are India and Israel and they are close allies of Trump. Trump should call Modi and demand to end lynchings of Muslims.
Religious freedom you say? uhhh.. you mean for a specific religion?
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