By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service
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WASHINGTON (RNS) Concerned that faith-based groups can discriminate in hiring while receiving federal funds, a coalition of 130 organizations told President Obama the policy will tarnish his legacy of fair and equal treatment for all Americans.
The critics, including religious organizations such as the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and the Union for Reform Judaism, asked the president to direct Attorney General Loretta Lynch to review a “flawed” 2007 Justice Department memo that said the Religious Freedom Restoration Act provides for an override of nondiscrimination laws for government-funded religious organizations.
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In a[n] [August 21] blog post, Americans United noted that signatories of the new letter say the memo is being cited by some government-funded groups to refuse medical care to some sexual abuse victims or discriminate against LGBT employees, saying they have religious objections.
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