Trump's Religious Freedom Order Won't Help the Baker, Florist, and Photographer: CT Direct

[Also: Under DeVos, the Real Choice Christians Face | 'The Best Side of Slavery'] Also: Under DeVos, The Real Choice Christians Face | 'The Best Side of Slavery' | [View online]( [Christianity Today Direct Newsletter]( Tuesday, February 07, 2017 [Trump's Religious Freedom Order Won't Help the Baker, Florist, and Photographer]( Federal protections will only go so far in the complicated tussle between faith and LGBT rights. Kate Shellnutt Evangelicals are anticipating President Donald Trump's next move to protect religious liberty, after he nominated a supportive judge to the Supreme Court and defended the cause at the National Prayer Breakfast last week. Reports circulated over a draft of an executive order designed to expand protections for individuals, organizations, and corporations' religious convictions — including traditional beliefs on gender, sexuality, and marriage. 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