What makes a college eligible for religious freedom?

What makes a college eligible for religious freedom?

A cluster of recent developments has brought to the fore (again) this key question: what makes a religious college or university a “religious organization” such…

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Does Greece show the way for religion in the public square?

Does Greece show the way for religion in the public square?

In a 5-4 decision in Town of Greece v. Galloway, May 5, the US Supreme Court upheld the practice of the town council of Greece,…

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What's lost when a Catholic school converts to a charter school

What’s lost when a Catholic school converts to a charter school

It is an interesting report from the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice: Sector Switchers: Why Catholic Schools Convert to Charters and What Happens Next. In…

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Are faith-based organizations due religious freedom?

Are faith-based organizations due religious freedom?

The federal government has created a three-tier religious freedom system as part of the HHS contraceptives mandate. Churches are fully religious and exempt. Businesses are…

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Growing opposition to accommodation of religion

Growing opposition to accommodation of religion

In early April, Harvard Law School hosted a major conference, “Religious Accommodation in the Age of Civil Rights.” Co-sponsors were the ACLU, the William Institute…

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Religious freedom for institutions

Religious freedom for institutions

Watch IRFA president Stanley Carlson-Thies deliver the First Mondays Speaker Series April 7, 2014 at Dordt College. “Why we need institutions in order to be…

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Child Development

Child Development

Child Development Education Alliance It is the mission of CDEA to provide the highest standards of educational excellence within Christ-centered child care, kindergarten, and preschool…

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"Freedom to Marry, Freedom to Dissent: Why We Must Have Both"

“Freedom to Marry, Freedom to Dissent: Why We Must Have Both”

A group of strong advocates for gay marriage and gay equality has issued a vigorous statement promoting the right of dissenters to disagree. A free…

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