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Trump Establishes Religious Liberty Commission

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order creating a religious liberty commission during a multifaith event in the White House Rose Garden.

Trump installed Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick as chairman of the commission. Ben Carson, the former secretary of Housing and Urban Development during Trump's first term, will also be a member, Trump said, as will TV personality Phil McGraw and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York.

"The last administration attacked people of faith for four years," Patrick said. "There's a saying that no one should get between a doctor and a patient. I think we would say no one should get between God and a believer. No one should get between God and those seeking him."

The key focus areas include parental rights in ...

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