Opportunity to comment: draft regulation on sex discrimination by federal contractors

Opportunity to comment: draft regulation on sex discrimination by federal contractors

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is accepting comments through March 31, 2015, on draft regulations it has proposed for…

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Public says religious businesses should not be forced to assist same-sex weddings

Public says religious businesses should not be forced to assist same-sex weddings

The January 2015, AP-GfK poll reported both expected and unexpected news about the public’s views on same-sex marriage. Expected news: More adults favor legalizing same-sex…

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RFRA, religious accommodations, and religious burdens

RFRA, religious accommodations, and religious burdens

Do religious accommodations, such as exemptions for religious organizations, impose an unconstitutional burden on people who have other religious or secular convictions? The question came…

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Faith-based organizations seek government respect for religious conviction in serving unaccompanied refugee children

Faith-based organizations seek government respect for religious conviction in serving unaccompanied refugee children

On Feb. 23, 2015, faith-based organizations, evangelical and Catholic, that provide a large proportion of refugee resettlement services in the United States sent a comment…

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Will the Senate replace a harmful nondiscrimination provision in the RHYA reauthorization bill?

Will the Senate replace a harmful nondiscrimination provision in the RHYA reauthorization bill?

Update: The Senate Judiciary Committee did not take up S. 262 today, in part because of growing concerns about the nondiscrimination provision. But the bill…

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Canadian Christian Law School Wins Important Legal Victory

Canadian Christian Law School Wins Important Legal Victory

In a very significant decision, the Supreme Court of the province of Nova Scotia ruled against the effort of the bar association of that province…

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Left and Right Agree:  Feds Need to Clarify Speech Rights of Churches and Nonprofits

Left and Right Agree: Feds Need to Clarify Speech Rights of Churches and Nonprofits

Wise or not, should it be legal for pastors to preach from the pulpit for and against candidates for public office? When may a 501(c)(3)…

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Breakthrough Mormon Church Position on Religious Freedom and LGBT Protections

Breakthrough Mormon Church Position on Religious Freedom and LGBT Protections

The Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS, Mormons) has set forth a bold and unique position in our society’s ongoing and inflamed contest between LGBT…

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Canadian Christian Law School  Gets Encouraging News

Canadian Christian Law School Gets Encouraging News

Trinity Western University, the evangelical institution in British Columbia, is in the process of creating a Christian law school. The proposed law school won the…

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Jeb Bush, Republicans, and Same-sex marriage

Jeb Bush, Republicans, and Same-sex marriage

Will Jeb Bush run to be the Republican’s candidate for President in 2016? And if he does, will he give the Republican party a different-kinder,…

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