First Amendment Defense Act or The Complete Destruction of America's Separation of Church and State Act

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It gets scarier all the time.
I’m terrified of what this country will turn into since there doesn’t seem to be anyone out there serious enough, or realistic enough to take on these utterly ruthless and decidedly dishonest Republicans Plutocrats].
I wonder how many America’s are even aware that we entering a Civil War Presidency - this time rather than North vs. South,
it’ll be Trump’s “Corporation of Amerika” hostile takeover attempt of the once great and mighty “United States of America.”

Republicans Think With Trump They Can Pass Anti-LGBT First Amendment Defense Act By Hrafnkell Haraldsson on Wed, Dec 21st, 2016 at 1:15 pm The FADA "Prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person" who acts "in accordance with a religious belief" The so-called and ironically named First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) makes two claims, that “(1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage." Obviously, that’s not much of a basis for a defense of the First Amendment. But that’s not the real problem with the legislation. The real problem is that the FADA would prohibit discriminating against anyone who discriminates against LGBT people. In other words, in the name of freedom, the FADA provides tyranny: carte blanche to anyone who wants to discriminate against a marginalized group in the name of freedom. The FADA was sponsored by Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] and Introduced in June 2015. It had 171 House Republican co-sponsors. It did not get further than a House hearing at the time. Everyone knew President Obama would veto it. But now with the Religious Right’s “messiah" Donald Trump heading to the White House/Trump Tower, Sen. Ted Cruz and his fellow religious bigots figure they’ve got a lock on finally sticking it to the LGBT community. Hard. This is the text of what can only be described as the establishment of religion, an act that is specifically forbidden by the First Amendment it pretends to protect:
First Amendment Defense Act Prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage. Defines “discriminatory action" as any federal government action to discriminate against a person with such beliefs or convictions, including a federal government action to:
alter the federal tax treatment of, cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke certain tax exemptions of any such person; disallow a deduction of any charitable contribution made to or by such person; withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise deny any federal grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, loan, license, certification, accreditation, employment, or similar position or status from or to such person; or withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise deny any benefit under a federal benefit program.
Requires the federal government to consider to be accredited, licensed, or certified for purposes of federal law any person who would be accredited, licensed, or certified for such purposes but for a determination that the person believes or acts in accordance with such a religious belief or moral conviction. Permits a person to assert an actual or threatened violation of this Act as a claim or defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding and to obtain compensatory damages or other appropriate relief against the federal government. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action to enforce this Act against the Government Accountability Office or an establishment in the executive branch, other than the U.S. Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission, that is not an executive department, military department, or government corporation. Defines “person" as any person regardless of religious affiliation, including corporations and other entities regardless of for-profit or nonprofit status.