RFRA Remedy for VAWA Restrictions on Religious Hiring

RFRA Remedy for VAWA Restrictions on Religious Hiring

As noted in the previous issue of the eNews for Faith-Based Organizations, the bill Congress recently passed (now signed by the President) to reauthorize the…

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Opportunities to Comment:  Contraceptives Mandate Plus Civil Rights Commission

Opportunities to Comment: Contraceptives Mandate Plus Civil Rights Commission

April 8 is the deadline to submit comments in response to the early-February “proposed rules” (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking–NPRM) about “accommodating” non-exempt religious organizations that…

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Melissa Rogers is New Director of White House Faith-Based Office

Melissa Rogers is New Director of White House Faith-Based Office

President Obama hits a triple. Melissa Rogers, a noted consensus-building church-state expert, has been appointed the new director of the White House Office of Faith-Based…

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Charity Tax Deduction: Important for Many Charities, Vital for Others

Charity Tax Deduction: Important for Many Charities, Vital for Others

Thanks to the federal government’s continuing huge debt crisis and the deep polarization about solutions (mainly more revenues vs. mainly less spending), Washington policymakers keep…

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Commission Briefing: Religious Freedom vs. Non-Discrimination

Commission Briefing: Religious Freedom vs. Non-Discrimination

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a briefing on March 22 to discuss the interaction between religious freedom and non-discrimination requirements. One panel…

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Universal Government-Funded Pre-K Education?

Universal Government-Funded Pre-K Education?

In his State of the Union speech two weeks ago, President Obama said he would work with the states “to make high-quality preschool available to…

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A Possible Legislative Fix for the HHS Contraceptives Mandate

A Possible Legislative Fix for the HHS Contraceptives Mandate

Many religious organizations and also businesses operated by people of faith regard the HHS contraceptives mandate to be a direct attack on their freedom to…

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Hidden Restriction on Faith-Based Organizations in VAWA Reauthorization

Hidden Restriction on Faith-Based Organizations in VAWA Reauthorization

Maybe it was intended, maybe not. Whichever it is, the bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act that has now been adopted by both…

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Accept a Government Gag if You Accept Government Funds

Accept a Government Gag if You Accept Government Funds

The case the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear—USAID v. Alliance for Open Society–concerns whether an organization the US government partners with to fight…

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Feb. 14 Conference Call on Contraceptives Mandate Developments

Feb. 14 Conference Call on Contraceptives Mandate Developments

On Feb. 1, HHS announced “proposed rules” concerning the applicability of the contraceptives mandate to faith-based service organizations, houses of worship and their integrated auxiliaries,…

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