Expanding Faith-Accommodating Federal Support for Child Care in the Post-Dobbs Era

Expanding Faith-Accommodating Federal Support for Child Care in the Post-Dobbs Era

Families that need child care services often struggle to afford it, and yet, at the same time, providers often lack sufficient income to adequately pay…

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Supreme Court Rules Maine Cannot Exclude Religious Schools From Funding Program

Supreme Court Rules Maine Cannot Exclude Religious Schools From Funding Program

In a 6-3 decision issued on June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the state of Maine may not exclude private schools that provide…

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EEOC Affirms Protections for Religious Staffing, Post-Bostock

EEOC Affirms Protections for Religious Staffing, Post-Bostock

In commemoration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month and the one-year anniversary of the U. S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, the U.S. Equal…

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The Biden Partnerships Plan Is Faith-Based Initiative 5.0

The Biden Partnerships Plan Is Faith-Based Initiative 5.0

Editors’ Note: This essay by IRFA Director Stanley Carlson-Thies first appeared on HistPhil. It was reprinted in the Program for Research on Religion and Urban…

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Fairness for All is a Better Way than the Equality Act

Fairness for All is a Better Way than the Equality Act

The Equality Act, H.R. 5, adopted by the House of Representatives on February 25, 2021, and sent to the Senate for consideration, amends federal civil rights law to provide protection against discrimination to LGBT people across the nation. But, as written, it would protect LGBT rights at the great cost of significantly limiting protection for religious exercise and religious organizations. Congress should protect LGBT civil rights—but in a way that also protects the legitimate freedoms of other people and organizations. That way is the Fairness for All Act, H.R. 1440.

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President Biden Promotes Government Partnerships with Faith-Based and Secular Organizations

President Biden Promotes Government Partnerships with Faith-Based and Secular Organizations

By Executive Order 14015, issued on Sunday, February 14, President Joe Biden announced the reestablishment of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships….

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Happy 20th Birthday to the Faith-Based Initiative

Happy 20th Birthday to the Faith-Based Initiative

President George W. Bush launched a vital reorientation of government when, 20 years ago today, on January 29, 2001, he signed Executive Order 13199 to…

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Press Release: Hispanic Ministries in Texas and California Join Sacred Sector Learning Community

Press Release: Hispanic Ministries in Texas and California Join Sacred Sector Learning Community

Editor’s Note: This press release was originally published on the Sacred Sector blog in April. CONTACT: Meg Biallas Henry, director of Communications 202.491.8025 meg.henry@cpjustice.org (April…

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