Obama supports religious exemption to federal law

Quantum Windbag

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Interesting that Obama supports religious exemptions to law if it supports something he likes, but opposes them when it is something he doesn't. I he were posting on this board I would call him a partisan hack for this. Since he actually gets paid for it, he is actually a politician.

Although not known to most people, the federal government maintains a program called Public Service Loan Forgiveness. According to that program, after ten years of public service work, any remaining federal student loans remaining for that worker would be forgiven. But what counts as public service? Until the end of January, the government definition was clear and inclusive. It read as follows:
“Qualifying employment is any employment with a federal, state, or local government agency, entity, or organization or a non-profit organization that has been designated as tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The type or nature of employment with the organization does not matter for PSLF purposes. Additionally, the type of services that these public service organizations provide does not matter for PSLF purposes.”
Now though, the rules have changed. At the end of the description of who qualifies for this program, a new paragraph appears and it’s striking not only in that it re-defines things, but that it does so in a way that seems purposefully disingenuous.
“Generally, the type or nature of employment with the organization does not matter for PSLF purposes. However, if you work for a non-profit organization, your employment will not qualify for PSLF if your job duties are related to religious instruction, worship services, or any form of proselytizing.”
So after telling us that pretty much everything qualifies, even going out of its way to highlight that neither the type of work nor nature of the organizations matters, the government slips in the fact that if faith or worship are part of your work, you don’t qualify. What?!


Are clergy public servants? - For God's Sake - The Washington Post

The interesting thing about this is he is actually trying to rewrite federal law without going through Congress since the PSLF itself hasn't been rewritten. Another interesting thing is the timing of this rewrite coincides with the contraception mandate. I hesitate to use the phrase "War on religion" here, but the evidence is starting to look like there is a campaign against religious liberty being led by someone in the administration, and Obama is going along with it.
 

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