Getting Hot Down Under

Getting Hot Down Under

It is not just the air temperature that is soaring to great heights in Australia these days. Also very hot are disputes over a government…

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Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Freedom: Illinois and Rhode Island

Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Freedom: Illinois and Rhode Island

It may be described as a wholly positive move to marriage equality and a wholly benign expansion of gay rights that has no negative consequences…

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A First: Religious Liberty Clinic at Stanford

A First: Religious Liberty Clinic at Stanford

On January 14, Stanford Law School formally launched the Religious Liberty Clinic as part of its Mills Legal Clinic. This is the only law clinic…

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HHS Contraceptives Mandate News

HHS Contraceptives Mandate News

It is quite a spectacle: * the number of cases filed against the federal government to stop the contraceptives mandate-now more than 40 and continuing…

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Religious Hiring Complications No Excuse for this Mess

Religious Hiring Complications No Excuse for this Mess

OK, the broad freedom religious organizations have to consider religion when hiring and firing staff is not the simplest topic, especially if government money is…

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Free to be Distinctive?

Free to be Distinctive?

* In mid-December, Eastern Michigan University agreed to pay Julea Ward $75,000 to settle her case against the university for expelling her from the counseling…

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HHS Contraceptives Mandate Developments

HHS Contraceptives Mandate Developments

No, the Little Sisters of the Poor are not about to be driven out of the United States because they object to contraceptives and abortifacients,…

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FEMA, Sandy Recovery, and Houses of Worship

FEMA, Sandy Recovery, and Houses of Worship

Along with every other kind of structure, many houses of worship were badly damaged by superstorm Sandy. But are those houses of worship eligible for…

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Papal Guidelines for Catholic Service Organizations

Papal Guidelines for Catholic Service Organizations

The National Catholic Register headlined, “Pope to Bishops: Keep Church Charities Catholic.” The reference is to a papal directive, dated Nov. 11 but released Dec….

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ECFA Report to Sen. Grassley:  Enhance Accountability

ECFA Report to Sen. Grassley: Enhance Accountability

On Dec. 4, the Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations, organized by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, delivered the first of two…

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