Justice in Education: Why religious freedom is Vital

Justice in Education: Why religious freedom is Vital

Chelsea Langston, March 17, 2016 On March 15th, IRFA sponsored a congressional briefing entitled “Will Nonprofits Remain Free to Serve? – The Vital Role of…

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Faith Leaders to AG Lynch: Don’t Undermine FBO Access to Federal Funding

Faith Leaders to AG Lynch: Don’t Undermine FBO Access to Federal Funding

Stanley Carlson-Thies March 3, 2016 IRFA has coordinated a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking her to defend a legal opinion issued in 2007…

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What’s Missing from the Presidential Campaigns: Religious Freedom as a Necessary Ingredient in Fighting Poverty and Creating Jobs

What’s Missing from the Presidential Campaigns: Religious Freedom as a Necessary Ingredient in Fighting Poverty and Creating Jobs

Chelsea Langston March 3, 2016 In a recent CBS/New York Times poll, Americans were asked “What do you think is the most important problem facing…

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How is Apple like Hobby Lobby? Corporations and the First Amendment

How is Apple like Hobby Lobby? Corporations and the First Amendment

Chelsea Langston March 3, 2016 Apple is opposing a court order that asked it aid the FBI in gaining access to an encrypted iPhone, claiming…

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Framing Diversity: Is Religion Just a Shield for Discrimination?

Framing Diversity: Is Religion Just a Shield for Discrimination?

Stanley Carlson-Thies March 3, 2016 The Education Fund of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights released on February 1, 2016, a report disparaging…

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IRFA Comment on Child Care NPRM: Keep Funding Fully Open to Diverse Providers

IRFA Comment on Child Care NPRM: Keep Funding Fully Open to Diverse Providers

Stanley Carlson-Thies March 3, 2016 In a “comment” on proposed regulations for the federal child care funding program, IRFA recommended three changes so that the…

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The Loss of Justice Scalia is a Loss for Religious Freedom

The Loss of Justice Scalia is a Loss for Religious Freedom

Stanley Carlson-Thies Tributes to US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died suddenly on February 13, 2016, have been flooding in, including from some who…

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Protect Your Religious Freedom by Honoring the Religious Freedom of Others

Protect Your Religious Freedom by Honoring the Religious Freedom of Others

Chelsea Langston At the Islamic Society of Baltimore on February 3rd, President Obama delivered a 45-minute speech on his first visit to a US mosque….

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Community Foundations, Diversity, and Inclusiveness

Community Foundations, Diversity, and Inclusiveness

Stanley Carlson-Thies How can a funder, a foundation, support diversity and promote inclusiveness in its funding strategy? Some community foundations are requiring their grantees to…

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Wheaton College and Professor Hawkins: What FBOs Can Learn about Living Under the Spotlight?

Wheaton College and Professor Hawkins: What FBOs Can Learn about Living Under the Spotlight?

Chelsea Langston On Ash Wednesday, February 10th, in a press conference in Chicago, Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins and Wheaton College president Philip Ryken spoke…

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