Letter: Preserve tax-exempt status for religious schools

Letter: Preserve tax-exempt status for religious schools

by Stanley Carlson-Thies At the April 28, 2015, US Supreme Court oral arguments about a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, when…

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Recognition of SSM in federal marriage and fatherhood programs

Recognition of SSM in federal marriage and fatherhood programs

(by Stanley Carlson-Thies) In May, 2015, renewed federal funding for marriage-strengthening and for fatherhood-promoting programs was announced. The rules try to accommodate both traditional and…

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Care is vital in RFRA wordsmithing and advocacy

Care is vital in RFRA wordsmithing and advocacy

(by Chelsea Langston) In May, 2015, additional states are considering legislation to protect the exercise of individual and organizational religious freedom—state RFRAs and similar bills….

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SOGI Bills and Religious Freedom – shared marginalization can spur accommodation

SOGI Bills and Religious Freedom – shared marginalization can spur accommodation

by Chelsea Langston In mid-May, 2015, the Nebraska legislature tabled a workplace nondiscrimination bill to add sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) to the list…

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Supreme Court and SSM: What consequences for FBOs?

Supreme Court and SSM: What consequences for FBOs?

(by Stanley Carlson-Thies) At the US Supreme Court’s oral arguments on April 28, 2015, on whether same-sex marriage is a constitutional right, the federal government’s…

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Protecting both LGBT youth and FBOs

Protecting both LGBT youth and FBOs

(Stanley Carlson-Thies) What should Congress do to ensure that homeless, runaway, or trafficked LGBT youth are treated with respect when they turn to federally funded…

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The sky isn't falling: Religious freedom is context-specific

The sky isn’t falling: Religious freedom is context-specific

(by Stanley Carlson-Thies) There’s no doubt that religious organizations and religious people are under great pressure from governments and from societal opponents in a very…

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The Supreme Court, SSM, and religious freedom: coming right up!

The Supreme Court, SSM, and religious freedom: coming right up!

(by Stanley Carlson-Thies) On April 28, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments inObergefell v. Hodges and several linked same-sex marriage cases, asking…

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Adoption agency religious freedom bills

Adoption agency religious freedom bills

(by Chelsea Langston) In March 2015, the Michigan House of Representatives passed bills designed to preserve the freedom of faith-based adoption agencies to follow their…

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Federal policy to recognize SSM in grant programs

Federal policy to recognize SSM in grant programs

(by Stanley Carlson-Thies) The federal government has gradually been requiring in its grant programs that grantees interpret the terms “marriage,” “spouse,” “dependent,” and “family” to…

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