ENDA Executive Order On the Way?

ENDA Executive Order On the Way?

About two weeks ago, 110 members of Congress sent President Obama a letter pressing him to issue an ENDA (Employment Nondiscrimination Act) Executive Order banning…

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IRFA Submits Comment on Contraceptives Mandate Proposed Rules

IRFA Submits Comment on Contraceptives Mandate Proposed Rules

Last week IRFA submitted a comment to the federal government in response to the early-February Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) about “accommodating” non-exempt religious organizations…

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One Week Left to Comment on Contraceptives Mandate Proposed Rules

One Week Left to Comment on Contraceptives Mandate Proposed Rules

April 8 is the deadline to submit comments in response to the early-February “proposed rules” (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking–NPRM) about “accommodating” non-exempt religious organizations that…

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Same-Sex Marriage Laws and Religious Freedom

Same-Sex Marriage Laws and Religious Freedom

The two trends continue to go together: states enact marriage redefinition laws and those laws fall short of providing more than minimal protection for the…

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HHS Contraceptives Mandate: House Conscience Bill Introduced

HHS Contraceptives Mandate: House Conscience Bill Introduced

Unfortunately, language to protect conscience and religious freedom in the health care context was not put into the “must-pass” money bill recently adopted by the…

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RFRA Remedy for VAWA Restrictions on Religious Hiring

RFRA Remedy for VAWA Restrictions on Religious Hiring

As noted in the previous issue of the eNews for Faith-Based Organizations, the bill Congress recently passed (now signed by the President) to reauthorize the…

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Opportunities to Comment:  Contraceptives Mandate Plus Civil Rights Commission

Opportunities to Comment: Contraceptives Mandate Plus Civil Rights Commission

April 8 is the deadline to submit comments in response to the early-February “proposed rules” (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking–NPRM) about “accommodating” non-exempt religious organizations that…

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Melissa Rogers is New Director of White House Faith-Based Office

Melissa Rogers is New Director of White House Faith-Based Office

President Obama hits a triple. Melissa Rogers, a noted consensus-building church-state expert, has been appointed the new director of the White House Office of Faith-Based…

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Charity Tax Deduction: Important for Many Charities, Vital for Others

Charity Tax Deduction: Important for Many Charities, Vital for Others

Thanks to the federal government’s continuing huge debt crisis and the deep polarization about solutions (mainly more revenues vs. mainly less spending), Washington policymakers keep…

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