New Book on Faith-based Organization’s Religious Freedom Now in Print

New Book on Faith-based Organization’s Religious Freedom Now in Print

Now available through booksellers is Free to Serve: Protecting the Religious Freedom of Faith-Based Organizations (BrazosPress) by IRFA senior director Stanley Carlson and premier FBO…

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FBOs Give Positive Response to Administration’s Changes to Faith-based Regulations

FBOs Give Positive Response to Administration’s Changes to Faith-based Regulations

On October 2, 2015, evangelical and Catholic organizations submitted comments to nine federal agencies that had proposed some changes to the Equal Treatment regulations about…

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President Obama Announced New Faith-based Advisory Council

President Obama Announced New Faith-based Advisory Council

On September 24, 2015, President Obama announced the appointment of 18 religious and nonprofit leaders to form a third Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood…

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Growing Concern About Limits on Religious Freedom in the US

Growing Concern About Limits on Religious Freedom in the US

An August-September, 2015, survey by the Barna Group, repeating questions first asked in 2012, showed significantly increased concern about limitations on religious freedom, not only…

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Religious Freedom Arguments to Reach the Persuadable Middle

Religious Freedom Arguments to Reach the Persuadable Middle

“Getting to Purple: Religious Freedom Arguments to Reach the Persuadable Middle” is the title of a workshop and PowerPoint presentation made by Prof. Tom Berg,…

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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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