Two of President Obama’s nominees to key positions in his Administration have radical records on issues of religious freedom and the family, it has emerged.

Dawn Johnsen has been nominated to head the Office of Legal Counsel, and Chai Feldblum has nominated to join the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

In 1988, Ms Johnsen was involved in a case that went before the U.S. Supreme Court which sought to revoke the tax exempt status of the Catholic Church because of its expressed opposition to abortion.

In 2006, Ms Feldblum was a signatory to a radical document, a manifesto entitled Beyond Marriage which sought to remove the special recognition given to marriage and to make its benefits equally available to all forms of relationship.

Ms Feldblum is also an opponent of religious freedom when it clashes with gay rights.

President Barack Obama announced Feldblum’s nomination in a Sept. 14 statement, saying she and nominees to other agencies bring “a dedication and expertise in their fields that will serve this administration and the American people well.”

“As we work to advance equal rights, keep our nation safe and put our country back on a path to prosperity, I look forward to working with these fine individuals in the months and years ahead,” the president said.

The White House’s statement noted that Feldblum has taught at the Georgetown University Law Center since 1991 and founded a program there to train students to become legislative lawyers. She also clerked for Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun and helped draft the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

“She has also worked on advancing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights and has been a leading expert on the Employment Nondiscrimination Act,” the White House’s Sept. 14 statement said.

Feldblum’s nomination was sent to the U.S. Senate on Sept. 15.