Constitutional Liberties
WASHINGTON , July 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, President Obama issued an Executive Order mandating that all federal contractors and subcontractors grant special treatment to the politically-charged categories of "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" in the workplace. Peter Sprigg , Family Research Council's Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, released the following statement: "President Obama has ordered employers to put aside their principles, and practices in the name of political correctness. This level of coercion is nothing less than viewpoint blackmail that bullies into silence every contractor and subcontractor who has moral objections to homosexual behavior. This order gives activists a license to challenge their employers and, expose those employers to threats of costly legal proceedings and the potential of jeopardizing future contracts. "Religious faith is not simply a matter of intellectual affirmation ...