Proposed Grant Rules Could Give LGBT Organizations Preferential Treatment Over Religous Groups Seeking Funds

Published on November 29, 2023

The Biden administration has proposed sweeping changes to federal grant rules that could give LGBT organizations an advantage over religious groups when awarding funds. Stanly Carlson-Theis is the founder and senior director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance, a division of the Center for Public Justice.  He is sounding the alarm on proposed Uniform Guidance changes for grants from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Wording changes would enhance LGBT anti-discrimination protections while downplaying those same protections for religious freedom, he told The Epoch Times.  Mr. Carlson-Theis wrote an article alerting the public to the change. (The deadline to comment on Federal Register changes at regulations.gov is Dec. 4, using OMB-2023-0017-0001 in the search bar.)...

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