A Jewish group joined lawmakers to express opposition to a bill that the group says allows “blanket authorization for religious discrimination in hiring.” The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism opposes the Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act because it would allow government money to go to “faith-based” job training programs that are exempt from nondiscrimination law.
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