Stanley Carlson-Thies In a widely discussed decision, on Dec. 16, 2015, a Massachusetts judge ruled against Fontbonne Academy, which rescinded a job offer after it…
Stanley Carlson-Thies The Human Rights Campaign on December 18, 2015, released a report that it suggests shows that LGBT students are supposedly at risk of…
Chelsea Langston and Sarah Neiman (IRFA intern) In this season full of holidays celebrating major religious milestones for different world religions, it is appropriate to…
Stanley Carlson-Thies Trinity Western University Law School in British Columbia, planned as the first evangelical Christian law school in Canada, won an important—but largely procedural—victory…
Chelsea Langston In November, 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s administration sent a letter to Texas-based nonprofit agencies, including faith-based organizations, that serve refugees, ordering them…
Stanley Carlson-Thies In a time of growing divergence between popular values and some of the practices many faith-based organizations regard as essential, FBOs are being…
Stanley Carlson-Thies All FBOs need religious freedom, and to utilize the religious freedoms that exist in American law, all FBOs should carefully examine how they…
Chelsea Langston, IRFA’s Director of Membership and Equipping, is participating in a Respectful Conversation discussion hosted by Harold Heie. This conversation, in December, 2015, features…
Chelsea Langston On November 16, 2015, Texas governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to President Barack Obama, stating that the state of Texas was refusing…
Stanley Carlson-Thies The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has proposed draft regulations intended to better protect transgendered persons in shelters and other…