{"id":2112975,"date":"2023-12-01T05:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T10:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-proposing-to-attach-federal-grant-money-to-transgender-ideology\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T05:14:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T10:14:51","slug":"white-house-proposing-to-attach-federal-grant-money-to-transgender-ideology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-proposing-to-attach-federal-grant-money-to-transgender-ideology\/","title":{"rendered":"White House suggests linking federal grants to transgender ideology"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-proposing-to-attach-federal-grant-money-to-transgender-ideology%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2112975&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The White House Office of Management and Budget Seeks to Impose\u200c Transgender Ideology on Federal Grant Recipients<\/h2>\n<p>The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing a \u2063rule that would require recipients\u2062 of federal grant money \u200dto accept transgender\u200b ideology in order to \u200dbe eligible. This rule, if implemented, would have far-reaching implications for contractors, \u200dschools, and nonprofit groups that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayo-clinic-debuts-woke-policies-including-wearable-pronoun-buttons\/\" title=\"Mayo Clinic Debuts Woke Policies Including Wearable Pronoun Buttons\">receive federal funding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The OMB&#8217;s grant\u2064 guidance serves as \u2062a government-wide standard for allocating federal money. The Biden administration&#8217;s proposed rule, which is currently open for public comment until December 4, aims \u2062to remove religious and First Amendment \u2063protections from grant\u200b allocation guidance. It also\u2063 expands the definition \u2063of &#8220;sex discrimination&#8221; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-college-takes-biden-to-court-over-trans-mandate\/\" title=\"Christian College Takes Biden to Court Over Trans Mandate\">include gender identity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re taking the long-standing rule and they&#8217;re revising it to cut \u2063out long-standing protections for religious liberty \u2014 constitutional and statutory protections, to be\u2063 clear,&#8221; said Rachel N. Morrison, a fellow \u200bat the\u200b Ethics and Public Policy \u2064Center. &#8220;They&#8217;re making it ideological. They&#8217;re making it very partisan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The proposed changes to\u2064 Section 200.300 of the grant allocation process \u2064remove the \u200drequirement to protect free speech, religious liberty, public welfare, the environment, and prohibit discrimination. Instead, \u200dthe\u200b new language emphasizes the need to address\u2064 sex discrimination, \u2064including protections for sexual orientation and gender identity, based on the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics argue that the Biden administration\u2062 is misinterpreting the Bostock \u200bdecision and attempting to apply its reasoning government-wide. They\u200b believe \u200bthat \u200cthe decision was \u2062intended to apply narrowly to Title VII of \u200cthe Civil Rights Act of 1964, which deals with employment discrimination.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I think much of the goal is to shift expectations and\u2063 to encourage folks to voluntarily or preemptively adopt policies and positions that the administration at the end of the day may not \u2063actually \u200dbe able to legally require,&#8221; Morrison explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This proposed\u200c rule has \u2064raised significant concerns among charities, religious groups, and other institutions that may have differing views on the\u2062 transgender movement\u2063 or prefer to remain neutral on the\u2063 subject. The potential\u200b division among businesses and charities on whether to comply voluntarily or risk losing federal\u2064 funding is a major \u2063concern.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the OMB&#8217;s proposed rule has sparked controversy and \u200bdebate, with some organizations expressing frustration with \u2064what they perceive as the imposition of &#8220;woke nonsense&#8221; by the Biden\u200d administration.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the proposed rule\u200c requiring\u2063 grant recipients to adhere to transgender ideology impact religious \u2064freedom and the\u200b rights protected by\u2063 the First Amendment?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Include gender identity, thereby\u200d requiring grant \u200brecipients to adhere to \u200ctransgender ideology.<\/p>\n<p>This proposed rule represents\u2064 a significant departure from previous grant allocation guidance, which recognized the importance of religious freedom\u200b and the rights protected by the First Amendment. Under the current system, grant recipients \u2064were allowed to operate according to their \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-push-bill-aimed-at-balancing-lgbt-rights-and-religious-freedom\/\" title=\"House Republicans Push Bill Aimed at Balancing LGBT Rights and Religious Freedom\">sincerely held religious beliefs<\/a>, as long as they did not engage in discriminatory practices prohibited\u200d by law.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Biden administration&#8217;s push\u2064 to expand the definition of sex discrimination to \u2064include\u2064 gender \u200didentity effectively undermines these protections.\u200c Grant recipients would now be required to accept and adhere \u200dto \u200btransgender \u2062ideology, regardless of their religious beliefs or convictions.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of this proposed \u200drule are numerous and wide-ranging. Religious organizations that\u2063 receive federal funding\u200b could be forced to\u2063 act \u200bin contradiction to their deeply-held beliefs. For example, a faith-based adoption\u200d agency that believes in the traditional understanding of marriage could be required to place children in same-sex households, despite\u200d their religious\u200d objections.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, educational \u2063institutions that receive federal \u200dgrants may be compelled to adopt transgender \u200bpolicies that conflict with their \u2062mission and values. The proposed rule could \u2063force schools to allow biological males who identify as females to compete in\u200b women&#8217;s \u2063sports,\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-runner-goes-from-172nd-to-5th-place-after-switching-to-compete-as-a-girl\/\" title=\"Maine runner jumps from 172nd to 5th place after transitioning to compete as a female.\">potentially disadvantaging female athletes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nonprofit organizations that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-outlines-opposition-to-schools-not-shelters-immigration-bill\/\" title=\"Biden opposes Schools Not Shelters immigration bill.\">receive federal \u200bfunding<\/a> may also \u2064face pressure to conform to transgender ideology. These organizations, many of which provide essential services to\u2062 vulnerable populations, may \u2063be forced to compromise\u200b their religious\u200b or moral convictions \u2064to continue receiving government support.<\/p>\n<p>It is important\u200b to recognize that protecting the rights of transgender individuals and promoting inclusivity are worthy goals.\u200b However, forcing \u200bgrant recipients\u200d to accept and \u2064adhere to\u2064 transgender ideology disregards the rights of religious organizations and individuals who hold different views.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, this\u2063 proposed rule\u200c sets a dangerous\u200b precedent by limiting freedom of\u200b conscience \u200band imposing a particular ideological viewpoint on organizations that have diverse\u2062 beliefs. It undermines the principle of religious freedom,\u200d which is a fundamental\u200c pillar\u200d of our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Those who oppose this proposed rule have a limited opportunity to provide feedback during the public comment period. It is crucial that concerned \u200ccitizens, organizations, and stakeholders voice \u200ctheir opposition to this rule and the potential infringement on religious freedom it represents.<\/p>\n<p>The White House Office of Management and Budget&#8217;s\u200d proposal to impose transgender ideology on federal\u200d grant recipients is a significant departure from previous grant allocation guidance. It undermines religious freedom and establishes a dangerous precedent of imposing an ideological viewpoint on diverse \u2064organizations. It is essential that those who value \u200breligious freedom and respect for diverse beliefs speak out against this proposed rule during the \u2064public\u2064 comment period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House Office of Management and Budget aims to require federal grant recipients to embrace transgender ideology to qualify, as per a proposed rule. OMB&#8217;s grant guidance sets a standard for all agencies in distributing federal funds. 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