This week the Heritage Foundation released an important background paper, “Adoption, Foster Care, and Conscience Protection,” by Sarah Torre and Ryan Anderson. In the US…
IRFA’s sphere of service is faith-based service organizations, not churches and clergy, but only because of a division of labor. Faith-based services (schools, adoption agencies,…
The ENDA bill–the Employment Non-Discrimination Act–passed by the Senate on Nov. 7 actually better protects religious freedom than when it was introduced–despite strong efforts for…
Currently 82 lawsuits have been filed against the federal government to stop the application of the contraceptives/abortifacients mandate to religious nonprofits and religious businesses. Or…
http://archive.irfalliance.org/resources/Religious_Hiring_Briefing_9-24-2013.mp3 On Tuesday, September 24th, IRFA hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill entitled, “Bigotry or Basic Right: Myths and Musts About Religious Hiring.” Dr. Stanley…
The short answer is, of course, No–despite the very strong and growing current tendency of many activists and policymakers to assume that there is only…
As noted in the eNews a month ago, IRFA submitted a comment in response to the administration’s proposed new regulations for the federal child-care funding…
An advisory commission of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability two weeks ago released recommendations for reforming the ban on electioneering by churches and other 501(c)(3) organizations. It ought to be up to the organizations themselves to decide whether to speak about candidates, the advisory group decided.
Ohio employment law, unlike federal law (Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act) and the employment laws of other states, has included no exemption…
On August 2, the Office of Management and Budget issued a memo to federal departments and agencies directing that they must assess their grant, contract, and other policies and practices.