Why Religious Freedom Is Much More Than The Same-Sex Marriage Question

Why Religious Freedom Is Much More Than The Same-Sex Marriage Question

Chelsea Langston The First Amendment Defense Act has the laudable aim of enabling people and organizations to be true to their belief in traditional marriage…

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Proposed Changes to Faith-Based Rules Are Positive

Proposed Changes to Faith-Based Rules Are Positive

Stanley Carlson-Thies Revisions proposed to the Equal Treatment regulations in nine federal departments retain strong protections for the religious identity of faith-based organizations that receive…

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"Every Child Deserves a Family" bill undermines its goal

“Every Child Deserves a Family” bill undermines its goal

by Stanley Carlson-Thies The bill addresses a serious problem: many foster kids and other children needing a new permanent home languish without one. But applying…

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Securing equal rights for all requires something other than the Equality Act

Securing equal rights for all requires something other than the Equality Act

Stanley Carlson-Thies The Equality Act was proposed in Congress on July 23, 2015. Its goal is to eradicate discrimination on the bases of sex, sexual…

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School Vouchers:  A North Carolina win, a Colorado defeat, maybe a Supreme Court victory?

School Vouchers: A North Carolina win, a Colorado defeat, maybe a Supreme Court victory?

Chelsea Langston In late July, 2015, the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the state’s school voucher program. Just a month earlier, the Colorado Supreme Court…

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After the Court’s marriage ruling:  The Sky isn't falling - but FBOs must speak up.

After the Court’s marriage ruling: The Sky isn’t falling – but FBOs must speak up.

by Chelsea Langston Local, state and federal governments have long recognized that faith-based nonprofit organizations are an integral, distinctive and constant source of aid, compassion,…

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Will Congress protect the non-profit status of religious schools?

Will Congress protect the non-profit status of religious schools?

by Stanley Carlson-Thies Will Congress act to ensure that religious schools do not lose their non-profit status if they maintain the belief in man-woman marriage?…

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States bolster religious freedom after Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision

States bolster religious freedom after Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision

by Stanley Carlson-Thies The Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision requires states to allow same-sex couples to marry. Churches and ministers will not be required to conduct…

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Civil Rights For All

Civil Rights For All

by Stanley Carlson-Thies Long before the Supreme Court ruled that states may not exclude same-sex couples from marriage, proponents of LGBT rights were planning on…

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Circle still not squared: more HHS contraceptives mandate final rules and another appeal to the Supreme Court

Circle still not squared: more HHS contraceptives mandate final rules and another appeal to the Supreme Court

by Stanley Carlson-Thies On July 10, 2015, the federal government published yet another set of regulations concerning the HHS contraceptives mandate, intended to comply with…

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