Undermining the Good in the Name of the Good

Undermining the Good in the Name of the Good

Milton Friesen of Cardus recently wrote a good reminder of the need for our governments and activists to refrain from undermining and destroying social institutions…

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Audio FAQ on Federal Contraceptives Mandate

The recording of a July 31 IRFA conference call on the mandate on the HHS Contraceptives Mandate will impact FBOs.

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Protest Letter Sent to HHS Secretary About Two-Class Religious Scheme

The federal administration has created a dangerous two-class system of religious organizations by the way it is dealing with the religious-freedom implications of the health…

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March 2012 ANPRM About Contraceptives Asks Questions, Does Not Solve Issues

Dr. Stanley Carlson-Thies explanation and evaluation of the March 2012 Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making regarding the HHS Contraceptives Mandate.

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Contraceptives Mandate Action Memo for Parachurch Groups

Contraceptives Mandate Action Memo for Parachurch Groups

IRFA has written a guide for faith-based service organizations about the health insurance law’s contraceptives/abortifacients mandate and its narrow exemption and promised accommodation. The guide…

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Faith-Based Services and the Contraceptives Mandate

Dr. Stanley Carlson-Thies explanation and evaluation of the February 10 proposed rules regarding the HHS Contraceptives Mandate.

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Hosanna-Tabor: A Big Victory for Religious Freedom

The US Supreme Court announced on January 11, 2012, a stunning victory for religious freedom. Unlike most church-state decisions, this one was unanimous. The nine…

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Faith Leaders Protest Narrow Religious Exemption

Faith Leaders Protest Narrow Religious Exemption

On December 21, 2011, some sixty leaders of faith-based organizations or who work with faith-based organizations wrote to President Obama and HHS Secretary Sebelius protesting the very narrow exemption to the health insurance contraceptives mandate.

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Religious Leaders to the President: Don’t Curtail Our Religious Hiring Freedom

Activists are again pressing the Obama administration to curtail religious hiring by religious organizations that receive government funding. In response, IRFA in July organized a…

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Important Supreme Court “Ministerial” Employment Case

The Supreme Court on March 28th agreed to take an employment discrimination case involving the “ministerial exception.” The Court’s eventual ruling will be important for…

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