Faith-based Organizations After the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Decision

Faith-based Organizations After the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Decision

The US Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriages are now legal throughout the nation. What does this mean for religious organizations that remain committed…

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Supreme Court, Marriage Equality, FBOs

Supreme Court, Marriage Equality, FBOs

The Supreme Court has declared that same-sex marriage is legal across the United States. Religious organizations and communities remain free, of course, to maintain their…

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Feeding the Homeless Requires Religious Freedom

Feeding the Homeless Requires Religious Freedom

Chelsea Langston Behavior is central to belief. Personal behavior stemming from belief — such as praying, worshipping, studying a sacred text, or spending time with…

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What Will the Supreme Court Say About Same-sex Marriage?

What Will the Supreme Court Say About Same-sex Marriage?

Stanley Carlson-Thies On June 29 or 30, most likely, the US Supreme Court will issue a ruling in the same-sex marriage cases that are grouped…

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New Michigan Adoption Laws Promote Adoptions by Protecting Faith-based Agencies

New Michigan Adoption Laws Promote Adoptions by Protecting Faith-based Agencies

Chelsea Langston On June 11, 2015, Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder signed into law three bills that advance the state’s objective of placing as many children…

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

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

Coming in October, 2015, from Brazos Press: Steven Monsma and Stanley Carlson-Thies, Free to Serve: Protecting the Religious Freedom of Faith-Based Organizations. From the publisher’s…

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Can Federal Contractors Continue to Staff on a Religious Basis?  Two briefings.

Can Federal Contractors Continue to Staff on a Religious Basis? Two briefings.

Stanley Carlson-Thies On June 17-18, 2015, Carl Esbeck of the University of Missouri Law School presented two Washington DC briefings on the right of religious…

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Will Supreme Court create marriage equality for FBOs?

Will Supreme Court create marriage equality for FBOs?

by Stanley Carlson-Thies “Marriage equality” is the term people use for when a legislature or court declares that same-sex couples may join opposite-sex couples in…

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LGBT hiring required in federal grants?

LGBT hiring required in federal grants?

by Stanley Carlson-Thies Has the Obama administration decided to require federal grantees, like federal contractors, to hire without regard to sexual orientation and gender identity?…

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Letter: Preserve tax-exempt status for religious schools

Letter: Preserve tax-exempt status for religious schools

by Stanley Carlson-Thies At the April 28, 2015, US Supreme Court oral arguments about a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, when…

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