; (D) select, promote, or dismiss the members of the organization’s governing body and the organization’s employees on the basis of their acceptance of or adherence to the religious tenets of the organization; and (E) include religious references in the organization's mission statement and other chartering or governing documents. (d) Rights of covered beneficiaries of services (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in any applicable provision of law that requires or provides for a religious exemption or accommodation that is equally or more protective of a religious organization’s religious exercise, an organization that receives Federal financial assistance under a social services program shall not discriminate against a covered beneficiary in the provision of a federally funded program on the basis of religion, a religious belief, or a refusal to hold a religious belief. (2) Special rule It shall not be considered discrimination under paragraph (1) for a program funded by Federal financial assistance to refuse to modify any components of the program to accommodate a covered beneficiary who participates in the organization’s program. (3) Alternative services If a covered beneficiary has an objection to the character or affiliation of the private organization from which the beneficiary receives, or would receive, services as part of the federally funded social services program, the appropriate Federal, State, or local governmental entity shall provide to such beneficiary (if otherwise eligible for such services) within a reasonable period of time after the date of such objection, a referral for alternative services that— (A) are reasonably accessible to the covered beneficiary