IRFA Founder A Co-director Of UPenn's Common Ground Program

IRFA Founder A Co-director Of UPenn’s Common Ground Program

The University of Pennsylvania’s Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society, directed by professor John DiIulio, first director of the Bush White House…

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Faith-based Organizations Can Strengthen the Religious Freedom They Need

Faith-based Organizations Can Strengthen the Religious Freedom They Need

Stanley Carlson-Thies When society’s expectations diverge from the values upheld by a faith-based organization, and society’s expectations become part of the law, the FBO has…

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Mormon Leader: A Curtain, Not a Wall, between Church and State

Mormon Leader: A Curtain, Not a Wall, between Church and State

Chelsea Langston Mutual respect between people who differ, and a “curtain,” not a wall, between government and religious institutions were the prescriptions for social harmony…

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Best Practices Resource for FBOs

Best Practices Resource for FBOs

What action can faith-based organizations take to protect religious freedom for all, including their own, as society’s values continue to change? FBOs should take steps…

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Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton says she will cut off funding to faith-based adoption groups that “discriminate against LGBT people”

Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton says she will cut off funding to faith-based adoption groups that “discriminate against LGBT people”

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has promised, if she becomes President, to use her influence to cut off federal funding for adoption and foster care agencies…

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Religious Freedom and Discrimination post-Obergefell: Video Discussion

Religious Freedom and Discrimination post-Obergefell: Video Discussion

What are the consequences of the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision for faith-based services? A new video features IRFA founder Stanley Carlson-Thies and law professor…

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Mother Theresa’s Charity Has to Stop Adoptions in India

Mother Theresa’s Charity Has to Stop Adoptions in India

Stanley Carlson-Thies Missionaries of Charity, the charity started by Mother Theresa, ended its adoption services in India in October, 2015, in response to new procedures…

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Do Administration’s Questions about Equality Act Create Space for an Alternative?

Do Administration’s Questions about Equality Act Create Space for an Alternative?

Chelsea Langston On October 6, 2015, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that the Obama administration had not yet decided to support the Equality…

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New Book on Faith-based Organization’s Religious Freedom Now in Print

New Book on Faith-based Organization’s Religious Freedom Now in Print

Now available through booksellers is Free to Serve: Protecting the Religious Freedom of Faith-Based Organizations (BrazosPress) by IRFA senior director Stanley Carlson and premier FBO…

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FBOs Give Positive Response to Administration’s Changes to Faith-based Regulations

FBOs Give Positive Response to Administration’s Changes to Faith-based Regulations

On October 2, 2015, evangelical and Catholic organizations submitted comments to nine federal agencies that had proposed some changes to the Equal Treatment regulations about…

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