Hidden Restriction on Faith-Based Organizations in VAWA Reauthorization

Hidden Restriction on Faith-Based Organizations in VAWA Reauthorization

Maybe it was intended, maybe not. Whichever it is, the bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act that has now been adopted by both…

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Accept a Government Gag if You Accept Government Funds

Accept a Government Gag if You Accept Government Funds

The case the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear—USAID v. Alliance for Open Society–concerns whether an organization the US government partners with to fight…

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Feb. 14 Conference Call on Contraceptives Mandate Developments

Feb. 14 Conference Call on Contraceptives Mandate Developments

On Feb. 1, HHS announced “proposed rules” concerning the applicability of the contraceptives mandate to faith-based service organizations, houses of worship and their integrated auxiliaries,…

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Possible Troubling New Anti-Discrimination Requirement for the Combined Federal Campaign

Possible Troubling New Anti-Discrimination Requirement for the Combined Federal Campaign

A Jan. 20 Federal Times article noted that the federal Office of Personnel Management is planning extensive changes to the Combined Federal Campaign. The proposed…

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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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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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Protecting Faith-Based Adoption Services in Michigan

Protecting Faith-Based Adoption Services in Michigan

The stories carry headlines like these: “Activist: Bills would let Michigan adoption agencies discriminate” and “Michigan House bill would allow faith-based agencies to avoid adoptions…

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Report on the Freedom of Christians in the UK

Report on the Freedom of Christians in the UK

The religious freedom news out of the UK has not been encouraging the past few years. Stories of some positive recognition by the government of…

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Does New York's SSM Law Protect Faith-Based Agencies?

Does New York’s SSM Law Protect Faith-Based Agencies?

New York’s Marriage Equality Act was adopted by the legislature in June, 2011, only after being amended to include stronger religious freedom protections. But how…

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Religious Freedom and Social Architecture

Religious Freedom and Social Architecture

Often religious freedom, including the freedom of faith-based service organizations, is treated as a matter of a limitation on what government may do: it should…

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