ENDA Executive Order On the Way?

ENDA Executive Order On the Way?

About two weeks ago, 110 members of Congress sent President Obama a letter pressing him to issue an ENDA (Employment Nondiscrimination Act) Executive Order banning…

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IRFA Submits Comment on Contraceptives Mandate Proposed Rules

IRFA Submits Comment on Contraceptives Mandate Proposed Rules

Last week IRFA submitted a comment to the federal government in response to the early-February Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) about “accommodating” non-exempt religious organizations…

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One Week Left to Comment on Contraceptives Mandate Proposed Rules

One Week Left to Comment on Contraceptives Mandate Proposed Rules

April 8 is the deadline to submit comments in response to the early-February “proposed rules” (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking–NPRM) about “accommodating” non-exempt religious organizations that…

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RFRA Remedy for VAWA Restrictions on Religious Hiring

RFRA Remedy for VAWA Restrictions on Religious Hiring

As noted in the previous issue of the eNews for Faith-Based Organizations, the bill Congress recently passed (now signed by the President) to reauthorize the…

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Head of White House Faith-Based Office Steps Down

Head of White House Faith-Based Office Steps Down

As the President announced at the National Prayer Breakfast, Joshua DuBois last Friday stepped down as executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based…

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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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Say What?

Say What?

Refusing to serve potential customers because of their sexual orientation, whatever it is, is wrong and illegal–that’s the firm consensus these days, everyone knows. Then…

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Administration Accommodation of Conscience

Administration Accommodation of Conscience

The Obama administration’s positive action was not much noted at the time, so, although very belatedly, here is the story. The PEPFAR program, started by…

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