(CNSNews.com) – Chai Feldblum, the Georgetown University law professor nominated by President Obama to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has written that society should “not tolerate” any “private beliefs,” including religious beliefs, that may negatively affect homosexual “equality.”

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“Just as we do not tolerate private racial beliefs that adversely affect African-Americans in the commercial arena, even if such beliefs are based on religious views, we should similarly not tolerate private beliefs about sexual orientation and gender identity that adversely affect LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender] people,” the Georgetown law professor argued.

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The federal government is considering requiring faith organizations that receive federal funds for social programs to remove or hide religious symbols. The symbols would either need to be removed or hidden during the hours that such federal programs are being conducted. There is some disagreement about implementing such a policy among the members of President Obama’s “faith council.”

There are those who told us when the previous president implemented his “faith-based initiatives” that this day was coming. The welfare state cannot exist except through coercing the people to abandon their liberties. The welfare state cannot control the citizenry except in ridiculing their religious and moral beliefs. What better way to squeeze the Christian faith out of American society than to continue the government suppression of religious expression?

Obama Faith Council Debates Religious Icons
By William Wan

Obama’s faith council is finalizing its draft report this week, and one of the key debates that emerged from the phone conference yesterday was whether there should be rules requiring religious groups to cover up religious symbols if they receive federal funding for services. For example, if a church gets money for a soup kitchen, would it have to remove or put a cloth over all crosses, pictures, etc., every time it gets ready to feed the hungry?

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