Will Supreme Court create marriage equality for FBOs?

Will Supreme Court create marriage equality for FBOs?

by Stanley Carlson-Thies “Marriage equality” is the term people use for when a legislature or court declares that same-sex couples may join opposite-sex couples in…

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LGBT hiring required in federal grants?

LGBT hiring required in federal grants?

by Stanley Carlson-Thies Has the Obama administration decided to require federal grantees, like federal contractors, to hire without regard to sexual orientation and gender identity?…

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Letter: Preserve tax-exempt status for religious schools

Letter: Preserve tax-exempt status for religious schools

by Stanley Carlson-Thies At the April 28, 2015, US Supreme Court oral arguments about a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, when…

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Nevada's brand-new (near) universal school-choice program

Nevada’s brand-new (near) universal school-choice program

by Stanley Carlson-Thies On June 2, 2015, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed into law a comprehensive voucher-like Educational Savings Account (ESA) system for public school…

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FBOs:  fighting poverty or the culture wars?

FBOs: fighting poverty or the culture wars?

(by Stanley Carlson-Thies) A mid-May, 2015, Catholic-evangelical summit brought together President Obama, academic experts, and faith leaders to consider how to more effectively address persistent…

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Recognition of SSM in federal marriage and fatherhood programs

Recognition of SSM in federal marriage and fatherhood programs

(by Stanley Carlson-Thies) In May, 2015, renewed federal funding for marriage-strengthening and for fatherhood-promoting programs was announced. The rules try to accommodate both traditional and…

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Care is vital in RFRA wordsmithing and advocacy

Care is vital in RFRA wordsmithing and advocacy

(by Chelsea Langston) In May, 2015, additional states are considering legislation to protect the exercise of individual and organizational religious freedom—state RFRAs and similar bills….

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SOGI Bills and Religious Freedom – shared marginalization can spur accommodation

SOGI Bills and Religious Freedom – shared marginalization can spur accommodation

by Chelsea Langston In mid-May, 2015, the Nebraska legislature tabled a workplace nondiscrimination bill to add sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) to the list…

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Supreme Court and SSM: What consequences for FBOs?

Supreme Court and SSM: What consequences for FBOs?

(by Stanley Carlson-Thies) At the US Supreme Court’s oral arguments on April 28, 2015, on whether same-sex marriage is a constitutional right, the federal government’s…

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Protecting both LGBT youth and FBOs

Protecting both LGBT youth and FBOs

(Stanley Carlson-Thies) What should Congress do to ensure that homeless, runaway, or trafficked LGBT youth are treated with respect when they turn to federally funded…

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