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Faith-based Schools and the New Federal K-12 Education Law

Faith-based Schools and the New Federal K-12 Education Law

by Stanley Carlson-Thies “No Child Left Behind,” the well-intentioned but increasingly criticized federal law for elementary and secondary education, was replaced on December 10, 2015,…

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Free to Serve is “An Important Book for Our Times”

Free to Serve is “An Important Book for Our Times”

by Chelsea Langston Free to Serve: Protecting the Religious Freedom of Faith-Based Organizations (Brazos Press) made an immediate splash when it was published in October,…

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How to Strengthen a FBO’s Religious Identity: A Legal and Mission Imperative

How to Strengthen a FBO’s Religious Identity: A Legal and Mission Imperative

by Chelsea Langston Recurring news stories about challenges to the employment practices of faith-based organizations are a reminder of the urgent need for ministries to…

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Timely Resources For FBOs: Religious-freedom Best Practices

Timely Resources For FBOs: Religious-freedom Best Practices

Stanley Carlson-Thies Faith-based organizations, as their name suggests, may serve and operate somewhat differently than their secular counterparts. The legitimacy of such differences are often…

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Can Catholic Schools in Massachusetts Maintain Catholic Views on Marriage?

Can Catholic Schools in Massachusetts Maintain Catholic Views on Marriage?

Stanley Carlson-Thies In a widely discussed decision, on Dec. 16, 2015, a Massachusetts judge ruled against Fontbonne Academy, which rescinded a job offer after it…

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HRC Criticizes Religious Colleges for Holding Religious Values

HRC Criticizes Religious Colleges for Holding Religious Values

Stanley Carlson-Thies The Human Rights Campaign on December 18, 2015, released a report that it suggests shows that LGBT students are supposedly at risk of…

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Celebrate Religious Freedom for All When Celebrating Your Own Faith This Season – Blessings to You for Your Faithful Service

Celebrate Religious Freedom for All When Celebrating Your Own Faith This Season – Blessings to You for Your Faithful Service

Chelsea Langston and Sarah Neiman (IRFA intern) In this season full of holidays celebrating major religious milestones for different world religions, it is appropriate to…

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TWU Christian Law School Wins in BC Supreme Court

TWU Christian Law School Wins in BC Supreme Court

Stanley Carlson-Thies Trinity Western University Law School in British Columbia, planned as the first evangelical Christian law school in Canada, won an important—but largely procedural—victory…

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Faith-Based Refugee Service Agencies Put Faith Over Politics

Faith-Based Refugee Service Agencies Put Faith Over Politics

Chelsea Langston In November, 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s administration sent a letter to Texas-based nonprofit agencies, including faith-based organizations, that serve refugees, ordering them…

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