The NLRB and Religious Higher Education

The NLRB and Religious Higher Education

On September 12, two subcommittees of the House Education and the Workforce Committee held a joint hearing, “Expanding the Power of Big Labor: The NLRB’s…

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Another Burden Imposed by the HHS Contraceptives Mandate

Another Burden Imposed by the HHS Contraceptives Mandate

Many faith-based organizations (and also businesses with religious owners) consider themselves in a real bind: they want to offer their employees health insurance but have…

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IRFA to EEOC: Protect Religious Hiring!

IRFA to EEOC: Protect Religious Hiring!

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently solicited public comments on its Draft Strategic Enforcement Plan. The plan is intended to help the EEOC to cope…

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Worth Considering

Worth Considering

At PJmedia, Roger Simon wrote a thoughtful critique of a David Brooks’ column that criticized the Republican national convention for celebrating individual striving at the…

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"Much Ado (Without Cause?) About Religious Liberty"

“Much Ado (Without Cause?) About Religious Liberty”

At Real Clear Religion, Jeffrey Weiss, under the heading “Much Ado About Religious Liberty,” scorned a recent study by the Liberty Institute and the Family…

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Being Against Faith-Based Charities By Being For Them?

Being Against Faith-Based Charities By Being For Them?

Jack Jenkins, of the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative at the Center for American Progress, made a thoughtful observation recently: “Vice Presidential candidate Rep. Paul…

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Rocks Ahead, Due to PILOTs

Rocks Ahead, Due to PILOTs

A pilot, in shipping, is someone who intimately knows the geography of a harbor and its entrances and climbs aboard incoming and outgoing ships to…

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A Welcome, If Suspect, Softening of the HHS Contraceptives Mandate

A Welcome, If Suspect, Softening of the HHS Contraceptives Mandate

On August 15 the Department of Health and Human Services issued an amended version of its “temporary enforcement safe harbor” document offering–temporary!–protection from having to…

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Party Platforms, God Talk, and Faith-Based Services

Party Platforms, God Talk, and Faith-Based Services

The abundant commentary last week about the disappearance and reappearance of the word “God” from the Democratic Party’s 2012 platform was not very illuminating. More…

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