Faith-Based Organizations Contribute Greatly to Society, and Need Institutional Religious Freedom to Make Their Contributions

Faith-Based Organizations Contribute Greatly to Society, and Need Institutional Religious Freedom to Make Their Contributions

By Dr. Stanley Carlson-Thies The Vital Role in Society of Faith-Based Organizations Here are three . . . quick indicators of the importance of religious…

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Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule Change, Positive for Faith-Based Federal Contractors,  Receives a Flood of Comments

Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule Change, Positive for Faith-Based Federal Contractors, Receives a Flood of Comments

By Dr. Stanley Carlson-Thies Nearly 110,000 comments on a seemingly obscure proposed change to the federal contracting regulations were recently received by the U.S. Department…

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Possible New Federal Grants Rules Would Harm Faith-based Organizations

Possible New Federal Grants Rules Would Harm Faith-based Organizations

By Dr. Stanley Carlson-Thies Editor’s Note: In the wake of an agreement between President Trump and bipartisan congressional leaders on a two-year budget framework, the…

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The Do No Harm Act Would Undermine RFRA

The Do No Harm Act Would Undermine RFRA

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) has allowed courts to neutrally balance compelling government interests with religious beliefs ever since it was enacted in 1993 by a bipartisan Congress. Now, Democratic members of the House and Senate have reintroduced the Do No Harm Act, a bill that would disallow religious objections to key government actions, including LGBT inclusion and reproductive health. On June 25, 2019, the House Committee on Education and Labor held a hearing on the Do No Harm Act. Representative Joseph Kennedy, who introduced the Do No Harm Act in 2017 and has now reintroduced it, expressed his concern that RFRA “has morphed from a shield of protection to a sword of infringement.” Yet RFRA does not guarantee a victory for religious actors, only a fair weighing of their claims. To adequately protect religious freedom, RFRA should not be modified.

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Institutional Religious Freedom In Review

Institutional Religious Freedom In Review

Stanley Carlson-Thies is the Founder and Senior Director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance (IRFA), a division of the Center for Public Justice. Individual religious…

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New American Charter Calls for a Public Policy of Pluralism

New American Charter Calls for a Public Policy of Pluralism

By Stanley Carlson-Thies The American Charter of Freedom of Religion and Conscience was released to the public on November 20, 2018 at a ceremony at…

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A Shooting at the Synagogue: What is a Faithful Response?

A Shooting at the Synagogue: What is a Faithful Response?

By Chelsea Langston Bombino On the last Saturday of October, a man armed with an AR-15 style rifle and three handguns entered the Tree of…

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How Faith-based Employers Can Support Families

How Faith-based Employers Can Support Families

This article is an excerpt from a new report called Time to Flourish: Protecting Families’ Time for Work and Caregiving. The report is by Families…

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Canadian Supreme Court Narrows Religious Freedom in Christian Law School Case

Canadian Supreme Court Narrows Religious Freedom in Christian Law School Case

Updated: August 15, 2018 Published: July 31, 2018 Stanley Carlson-Thies Update on August 15: In the wake of the adverse Canadian Supreme Court decisions, the…

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