Utah works to end LGBT discrimination while upholding religious freedom

Utah works to end LGBT discrimination while upholding religious freedom

A bill moving rapidly through the Utah legislature, both houses of which have significant Republicans majorities, is designed to advance protections for LGBT persons while…

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Religious freedom bills in Congress

Religious freedom bills in Congress

Among the religious freedom bills that Congress may consider in its 114th Session is the Marriage and Religious Freedom Act (HR 3133/S 1808 in the…

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FBO leaders to Senate:  Don’t exclude us from grant programs

FBO leaders to Senate: Don’t exclude us from grant programs

On March 9, 2015, a diverse group of leaders of faith-based organizations, religious leaders, and religious freedom experts wrote to the Senate opposing proposed bill…

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Nondiscrimination law: protecting LGBT persons or advancing certain views on  human sexuality over others?

Nondiscrimination law: protecting LGBT persons or advancing certain views on human sexuality over others?

In a recent article in the Gonzaga Law Review titled, “Religious Freedom and LGBT Rights: Trading Zero Sum Approaches for Careful Distinctions and Genuine Pluralism,”…

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Public says religious businesses should not be forced to assist same-sex weddings

Public says religious businesses should not be forced to assist same-sex weddings

The January 2015, AP-GfK poll reported both expected and unexpected news about the public’s views on same-sex marriage. Expected news: More adults favor legalizing same-sex…

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InterVarsity, "ministerial" staff, and religious staffing in general

InterVarsity, “ministerial” staff, and religious staffing in general

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on February 5, 2015, that InterVarsity Christian Fellowship could not be sued for firing a “ministerial employee,” despite…

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Opportunity to comment: draft regulation on sex discrimination by federal contractors

Opportunity to comment: draft regulation on sex discrimination by federal contractors

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is accepting comments through March 31, 2015, on draft regulations it has proposed for…

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Public says religious businesses should not be forced to assist same-sex weddings

Public says religious businesses should not be forced to assist same-sex weddings

The January 2015, AP-GfK poll reported both expected and unexpected news about the public’s views on same-sex marriage. Expected news: More adults favor legalizing same-sex…

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RFRA, religious accommodations, and religious burdens

RFRA, religious accommodations, and religious burdens

Do religious accommodations, such as exemptions for religious organizations, impose an unconstitutional burden on people who have other religious or secular convictions? The question came…

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Faith-based organizations seek government respect for religious conviction in serving unaccompanied refugee children

Faith-based organizations seek government respect for religious conviction in serving unaccompanied refugee children

On Feb. 23, 2015, faith-based organizations, evangelical and Catholic, that provide a large proportion of refugee resettlement services in the United States sent a comment…

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