https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/10/06/under-the-obama-administration-whether-you-like-your-church-or-synagogue-or-not-you-may-not-get-to-keep-it/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:50:35 -0400<![CDATA[Barack Obama doesn&#8217;t seem to think very highly of your freedom of conscience. In fact, it&#8217;s fair to say that he takes glee in assaulting your freedom of conscience. Yesterday I posted about the Obama DOJ&#8217;s request to do away with religious institutions&#8217; &#8220;ministerial exception,&#8221; or their right to consider beliefs when hiring staff. If the Supreme Court accedes to that request, unrestricted lawfare will ensue. Many on the left would like nothing better than to tear down traditional Catholic and Protestant churches and synagogues, and inserting EEO mandates into church staffing gives them the opening to take churches to court, drain their budgets, and force them to hire staff who fundamentally disagree and may even militate against what these religious bodies believe and teach.]]>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:53:19 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2011/10/06/under-the-obama-administration-whether-you-like-your-church-or-synagogue-or-not-you-may-not-get-to-keep-it-n154186