Religious Freedom and Presidential Politics

Religious Freedom and Presidential Politics

by Chelsea Maxell, Dordt College student, former IRFA intern, IRFA Student Fellow On June 26, 2015, social media seemed to light up with more activity…

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Noah’s Ark is Not Too Religious for Kentucky’s Tourism Promotion Program

Noah’s Ark is Not Too Religious for Kentucky’s Tourism Promotion Program

Stanley Carlson-Thies Is it an unconstitutional establishment of religion if the state of Kentucky allows Ark Encounter, a biblical theme-park-in-the-making, to participate in the state’s…

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Value of FBOs Not “Wasted” on EPA: FBOs Essential Partners for New EPA Initiative to Reduce Food Waste

Value of FBOs Not “Wasted” on EPA: FBOs Essential Partners for New EPA Initiative to Reduce Food Waste

Chelsea Langston In the midst of national debates about where to draw the lines in the separation of church and state, one thing remains clear:…

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Religious Freedom to Play on a Level Playing Field, Or Play Ground, as the Case May Be

Religious Freedom to Play on a Level Playing Field, Or Play Ground, as the Case May Be

Chelsea Langston The US Supreme Court has agreed to review the case of a Missouri-based religious preschool (owned and operated by a church) that was…

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NPRM for Federal Job Training: Another Effort to Expand Definition of “Sex” Discrimination

NPRM for Federal Job Training: Another Effort to Expand Definition of “Sex” Discrimination

Stanley Carlson-Thies On January 26, 2016, the federal Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)—draft regulations, with an explanation—to change the nondiscrimination…

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FBOs and President Obama’s Final State of the Union

FBOs and President Obama’s Final State of the Union

Chelsea Langston President Obama delivered his final State of the Union on January 12, 2016. Several times he pointed to potential areas of cooperation between…

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Will Federally Funded Child Care Remain Hospitable to FBOs?

Will Federally Funded Child Care Remain Hospitable to FBOs?

Stanley Carlson-Thies When Congress in 2014 reauthorized the federal program that subsidizes child care for low-income families (the Child Care and Development Block Grant), it…

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FBOs are Religious, Too: Amicus Briefs in the Contraceptives Mandate Cases

FBOs are Religious, Too: Amicus Briefs in the Contraceptives Mandate Cases

Stanley Carlson-Thies In August 2016, it will be fully five years since the federal government announced that employer health plans must cover all contraceptives, including…

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Why Protecting the Religious Freedom of Faith-Based Pregnancy Centers is also a Women’s Rights Issue

Why Protecting the Religious Freedom of Faith-Based Pregnancy Centers is also a Women’s Rights Issue

Chelsea Langston On the last day of 2015, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to enjoin a recently passed California state statute called the…

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IRFA and Others Comment on Proposed HUD Regulations on Gender-Identity discrimination in shelters

IRFA and Others Comment on Proposed HUD Regulations on Gender-Identity discrimination in shelters

Stanley Carlson-Thies On January 19, 2016, IRFA and other religious organizations filed a comment on proposed regulations from the US Department of Housing and Urban…

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