The Promised Contraceptives "Accommodation":  Judge Says "Show Me!"

The Promised Contraceptives “Accommodation”: Judge Says “Show Me!”

The 40 cases filed against the HHS contraceptives mandate are in various stages of consideration or awaiting action or appeal. The plaintiffs are not eligible…

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Opposition to the Contraceptives Mandate:  Not Just an Election Ploy?!

Opposition to the Contraceptives Mandate: Not Just an Election Ploy?!

Many in the media and the commentariat have tried to undermine the many protests against the HHS contraceptives mandate by claiming that campaigns, statements, and…

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After the Election:  The Same, But More Challenging

After the Election: The Same, But More Challenging

There’s not much visible change in Washington DC following the election: Democrats retain the initiative–a second term for President Obama, Democrats still in control of…

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Notable Quotes

Notable Quotes

Safeguard Religious Identity “Since they are co-responsible for ministering to the poor, faith-based charities ought to be willing to engage the state with the confidence…

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Presidential Candidates' Shared Bad Idea: Cap the Charitable Deduction

Presidential Candidates’ Shared Bad Idea: Cap the Charitable Deduction

President Barack Obama every year has proposed reducing the value to higher-income taxpayers of the tax deduction for charitable giving. Challenger Mitt Romney has been…

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Tufts Univ. Knows Best About Christian Student Group Leadership

Tufts Univ. Knows Best About Christian Student Group Leadership

This time it is Tufts University, a private university near Boston. The student government is “derecognizing” the InterVarsity student group for its sin of requiring…

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Lawsuits vs. HHS Contraceptives Mandate Continue to be Filed

Lawsuits vs. HHS Contraceptives Mandate Continue to be Filed

According to HHS Mandate Information Central on the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty website, which has overviews, with links to documents, of all the lawsuits…

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Religious Freedom as a Consideration in Voting

Religious Freedom as a Consideration in Voting

IRFA President Stanley Carlson-Thies contributed an article, “Religious Freedom: A Core Structural Issue of the 2012 Presidential Election,” to the Center for Public Justice’s just-released…

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Free to Serve:  Protect the Religious Freedom of Faith-Based Service Organizations

Free to Serve: Protect the Religious Freedom of Faith-Based Service Organizations

A Statement from the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance Every day, throughout the United States and overseas, people inspired by religious faith serve people in need-the…

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Can--and Should--Religious Organizations Speak Up During Elections?

Can–and Should–Religious Organizations Speak Up During Elections?

Last Sunday, October 7th, was Pulpit Freedom Sunday, a day organized by the Alliance Defending Freedom for pastors to “preach[] biblical Truth about candidates and…

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