Trump Retains LGBT State Department Official, Frustrating Christian Conservatives

By Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service, David Gibson, Religion News Service
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Feb 15, 2017
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Conservative Christians in particular cheered [Trump's] nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, and his promised “fix” for the Johnson Amendment, which restricts pastors' ability to politick in the pulpit.

But, for the second time since his inauguration, Trump has decided to retain an Obama-era initiative to protect sexual minorities.

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