Trump commission unveils 12-point blueprint to expand US religious liberty protections

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President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission delivered its recommendations to the White House on Friday, laying out a blueprint for expanding federal protections for religious liberty through new Justice Department enforcement, military reforms, and other executive actions.

The 224-page draft report, presented to Trump by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the chairman of the commission; Vice Chairman Ben Carson; and other members via the DOJ on Friday, is expected to guide future administration policy after a yearlong review of alleged religious discrimination affecting U.S. citizens across education, healthcare, the military, and the workplace.

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