New contraceptives mandate "accommodations" announced

New contraceptives mandate “accommodations” announced

On Friday, August 22, 2014, the federal government proposed an alternative accommodation method for religious nonprofits that object to including coverage of some or all…

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LGBT Ex Order and Religious Hiring

LGBT Ex Order and Religious Hiring

President Obama’s July 21 Executive Order banning LGBT job discrimination by federal contractors did not include a religious organization exemption but did leave intact an…

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LGBT Executive Order versus religious freedom

President Obama signed on July 21, 2014, an Executive Order banning job discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity by federal contractors…

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Adoption agency protection bill introduced

Adoption agency protection bill introduced

On July 30, 2014, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2014. The bill would…

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Will ENDA's religious exemption vanish?

Will ENDA’s religious exemption vanish?

In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision (which had nothing to do with the issue) and thanks to President Obama’s LGBT…

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Federal government will propose alternative contraceptives "accommodation"

Federal government will propose alternative contraceptives “accommodation”

The US Supreme Court recently ruled that Wheaton College need not submit to its health insurer EBSA Form 700. This is the form that tells…

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Anti-Hobby Lobby, anti-RFRA bill defeated

Anti-Hobby Lobby, anti-RFRA bill defeated

After Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Woods won from the US Supreme Court, on June 30, relief from compliance with the contraceptives mandate, because the Court…

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Worth reading

Worth reading

Archbishop Cordileone, Archbishop Lori, Archbishop Wenski, and Bishop Malone, “Hobby Lobby and ENDA,” USCCBLOG, July 17, 2014: “So what is really the matter with ENDA…

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LGBT Executive Order partially protects religious freedom

LGBT Executive Order partially protects religious freedom

President Obama signed on July 21, 2014, an Executive Order banning job discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity by federal contractors…

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Hobby Lobby's victory leads to congressional attack on RFRA

Hobby Lobby’s victory leads to congressional attack on RFRA

On June 30, the US Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Woods, two family-owned companies that had…

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