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More legal action against HHS contraceptives mandate

It has been two and a half years since the federal government, on August 1, 2011, announced that the preventative health services for women that…

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Charitable tax deduction still under threat

Even though we have just enjoyed Thanksgiving, Christmas is just around the corner, and the idea that Congress might actually reform taxes or make other…

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Is the clergy housing allowance unconstitutional?

Is the clergy housing allowance unconstitutional?

IRFA’s sphere of service is faith-based service organizations, not churches and clergy, but only because of a division of labor. Faith-based services (schools, adoption agencies,…

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Makes you think: IRS proposes to restrict (c)(4) politics

Recently the IRS proposed new rules that are supposed to clarify which kind of political activity is legal for 501(c)(4) organizations. Note that detail: this…

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Pew memo on SSM and RF says less than it seems

Pew memo on SSM and RF says less than it seems

The title of David Masci’s Pew Research Center memo is encouraging: “States that allow same-sex marriage also provide protections for religious groups and clergy who…

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Changing Lives Through the Power of Christ...

Changing Lives Through the Power of Christ…

The Kalamazoo Gospel Mission has been serving homeless or abused men, women, and children since 1933. We provide for their basic needs as well as…

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