Is the clergy housing allowance unconstitutional?

Is the clergy housing allowance unconstitutional?

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,…

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Makes you think: IRS proposes to restrict (c)(4) politics

Recently the IRS proposed new rules that are supposed to clarify which kind of political activity is legal for 501(c)(4) organizations. Note that detail: this…

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Vital FBO protections amended into Senate ENDA bill

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…

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Must the government enforce uniformity?

Must the government enforce uniformity?

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…

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Actually protecting religious freedom after the Supreme Court’s DOMA decision

After the US Supreme Court struck down a part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act last summer, easing the way for same-sex marriage to…

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HHS contraceptives mandate: the need for a legislative fix

HHS contraceptives mandate: the need for a legislative fix

The courts may provide some relief, permitting some businesses and some religious nonprofits to entirely escape the mandate. But there is no assurance that the courts would provide such relief to all organizations, nor that such losses in court would persuade the administration to reverse or radically modify the contraceptives mandate for other organizations.

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Tax reform is about more than taxes

Congress has returned from its Labor Day break and Syria is at the center of attention. But October 1 is the deadline for a new…

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Federal college rankings: not a neutral process

Federal college rankings: not a neutral process

President Obama last month proposed a “Plan to Make College Education More Affordable.” College education that is more affordable, dynamic, and effective: who can disagree?…

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San Antonio non-discrimination ordinance

The revisions to the San Antonio, Texas, anti-discrimination ordinance, adopted by the City Council last week to broadly prohibit discrimination on the bases of sexual…

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Colorado Christian University rejects the HHS contraceptives accommodation

Colorado Christian University rejects the HHS contraceptives accommodation

On July 2nd the Federal Register published the long-promised final regulations for the accommodation offered to non-exempt nonprofit religious employers that object to the requirement…

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