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In a widely discussed decision, on Dec. 16, 2015, a Massachusetts judge ruled against Fontbonne Academy, which rescinded a job offer after it…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