President Obama signed on July 21, 2014, an Executive Order banning job discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity by federal contractors…
On June 30, the US Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Woods, two family-owned companies that had…
Within just a few days of its Hobby Lobby ruling, the US Supreme Court gave temporary protection against the contraceptives mandate to Wheaton College, an…
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was at the center of the recent Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision. And at the center of the current…
Seeking a consensus to overhaul federal job training programs, Congress will leave intact a religious hiring ban as it reauthorizes the program–even though faith-based organizations…
Point: Peter Conn, “The Great Accreditation Farce,” Chronicle of Higher Education Commentary, June 30, 2014.“By awarding accreditation to religious colleges, the process confers legitimacy on…
Supreme Court: business isn’t a religion-free zone
“The US Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision upholds a vital principle, according to IRFA President Stanley Carlson-Thies: “[T]he decision importantly vindicates business as a realm…