Beyond culture wars: protecting a place for faith-based services

Beyond culture wars: protecting a place for faith-based services

Heated debates about whether, and how much, religious freedom should be accorded to various persons and organizations are not merely legal tiffs nor just noisy…

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The Impact of Recent Contraceptive Mandate Rulings on Religious Freedom for FBOs

The Impact of Recent Contraceptive Mandate Rulings on Religious Freedom for FBOs

On August 31st, a federal judge held that the secular nonprofit pro-life organization March for Life, is permitted to opt out of the Affordable Care…

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The Religious Exemption and the LGBT Executive Order for Federal Contracts

The Religious Exemption and the LGBT Executive Order for Federal Contracts

In July, 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order 13672 prohibiting sexual orientation and gender identity job discrimination in federal contracting. In April, 2015, regulations implementing…

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Opportunity to Comment: NPRM on Sex and Gender Identity Discrimination in Health Services

Opportunity to Comment: NPRM on Sex and Gender Identity Discrimination in Health Services

The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting public comment on proposed regulations clarifying and expanding the ban on sex discrimination in…

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President Obama: Keep RFRA!

President Obama: Keep RFRA!

Today, September 10th, a wide range of religious leaders wrote to President Obama, asking him to maintain his administration’s commitment to the Religious Freedom Restoration…

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