Post-ENDA LGBT equality bill with little religious freedom

Post-ENDA LGBT equality bill with little religious freedom

The end of the current Congress may well spell the end of the 20-year effort to pass a federal Employment Nondiscrimination Act–and the start of…

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One of these is not like the others: religious student groups on campus

One of these is not like the others: religious student groups on campus

Which of these policies setting the conditions for “recognized” student groups at a university actually reflects and fosters diversity, tolerance, and student freedom (recognized student…

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Final regulations for the LGBT Executive Order: no clarity for faith-based organizations

Final regulations for the LGBT Executive Order: no clarity for faith-based organizations

The Department of Labor on December 3, 2014, released the final regulations to implement President Obama’s July 21, 2014, Executive Order banning sexual orientation and…

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Federal policy to recognize SSM in grant programs

Federal policy to recognize SSM in grant programs

n its June, 2013, Windsor decision, the US Supreme Court struck down the federal definition of marriage as one man/one woman and said that the…

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Federally funded child care remains hospitable to faith-based providers

Federally funded child care remains hospitable to faith-based providers

On November 19, 2014, President Obama signed into law S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG) — the reauthorization of a…

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Federal incentives for charitable giving in the next Congress

Federal incentives for charitable giving in the next Congress

The federal government counts on many services essential to Americans to be provided by private charity. So, in addition to often funding private providers via…

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FBOs must be in the conversation!

FBOs must be in the conversation!

Regulators, courts, and the public are rapidly losing their understanding of and respect for some of the core countercultural practices of religious organizations, some of…

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Senate bill to protect youth both invites and repels faith-based organizations in many federal programs

Senate bill to protect youth both invites and repels faith-based organizations in many federal programs

There is in the Senate strong pressure for quick passage of bill S. 2646, the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act (sponsor: Sen….

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IRFA is seeking a director of equipping and membership

IRFA is seeking a director of equipping and membership

The Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance is seeking a creative, experienced, and expert person of classical Christian convictions to lead in the development and implementation of:*…

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LGBT Executive Order regulations don't clarify FBO rights

LGBT Executive Order regulations don’t clarify FBO rights

The federal Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is now reviewing regulations proposed by the Department of Labor in response to President Obama’s July…

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