EEOC Affirms Protections for Religious Staffing, Post-Bostock

EEOC Affirms Protections for Religious Staffing, Post-Bostock

In commemoration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month and the one-year anniversary of the U. S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, the U.S. Equal…

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Are the Regulations of the Faith-based Initiative About to Be Modified Again?

Are the Regulations of the Faith-based Initiative About to Be Modified Again?

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently announced, via its Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, that the nine major federal…

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Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: Supreme Court Upholds Civic Pluralism for our Diverse Society

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: Supreme Court Upholds Civic Pluralism for our Diverse Society

There is no doubt that Americans are deeply divided about sexuality and marriage. Contrasting personal convictions and practices embody our divisions as do the different…

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Statement of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance Regarding Supreme Court Decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia Case

Statement of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance Regarding Supreme Court Decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia Case

Issued June 17, 2021 (June 17, 2021) – The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that a faith-based foster care service provider that holds a…

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The Biden Partnerships Plan Is Faith-Based Initiative 5.0

The Biden Partnerships Plan Is Faith-Based Initiative 5.0

Editors’ Note: This essay by IRFA Director Stanley Carlson-Thies first appeared on HistPhil. It was reprinted in the Program for Research on Religion and Urban…

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