Comments on Combined Fed. Campaign Proposed Rules Due by June 7

Comments on Combined Fed. Campaign Proposed Rules Due by June 7

The federal government has proposed an extensive revision of the regulations that govern the Combined Federal Campaign-the program that facilitates donations to charities by federal…

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IRFA President's Kuyper Lecture on Institutional Religious Freedom

IRFA President’s Kuyper Lecture on Institutional Religious Freedom

IRFA President Stanley Carlson-Thies delivered the Center for Public Justice’s Kuyper Lecture on Thursday, April 24. Title: “Prohibiting the Free Exercise Thereof: The Affordable Care…

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Same-Sex Marriage, the Supreme Court, and Religious Freedom

Same-Sex Marriage, the Supreme Court, and Religious Freedom

Last week, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in high-profile same-sex marriage cases. Press reports and commentary were full of talk about standing, federalism,…

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Religious Hiring, Rep. Bobby Scott, and AG Holder

Religious Hiring, Rep. Bobby Scott, and AG Holder

A year ago (June 7, 2012), the House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing into the Department of Justice. Among the many questions asked of…

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Nuanced New Research on Faith-Based Organizations

Nuanced New Research on Faith-Based Organizations

Although it is common to talk about faith-based organizations as a generic term, in fact the organizations are very diverse, not only in the kinds…

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IRFA President Delivers 2013 Kuyper Lecture at Calvin College

IRFA President Delivers 2013 Kuyper Lecture at Calvin College

IRFA President Stanley Carlson-Thies on April 25 delivered the 2013 Kuyper Lecture at Calvin College. He defended the religious freedom of faith-based service organizations in…

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Worth Reading on Religious Freedom and Anti-Discrimination Rules

Worth Reading on Religious Freedom and Anti-Discrimination Rules

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on March 22 held a briefing on the intersection between religious freedom and the growing set of non-discrimination requirements….

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Call for Comments:  Combined Federal Campaign Proposed Regulations

Call for Comments: Combined Federal Campaign Proposed Regulations

New regulations for the Combined Federal Campaign have now been officially proposed in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and comments can be submitted through June…

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Protecting Religious Freedom

Protecting Institutional Religious Freedom

Increasingly, governments are imposing on faith-based service organizations laws and regulations that do not respect their freedom to be distinctive—to serve their neighbors as they believe God calls them to serve.

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Chipping Away at RFRA

Chipping Away at RFRA

The immigration “deal” cooked up by the gang of eight Senators and the resulting bill is destined for attack from all sides, given the difficulty…

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