Bill to End FEMA Bias Against Houses of Worship in Reconstructive Help

Bill to End FEMA Bias Against Houses of Worship in Reconstructive Help

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives will take up on a fast track HR 592, a bill to clarify that when FEMA provides assistance to…

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New Contraceptives Mandate Announcement: Imperfect Proposals

New Contraceptives Mandate Announcement: Imperfect Proposals

On Friday, Feb. 1, the federal government released another iteration of its attempt to respond to the religious freedom and conscience concerns raised by the…

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Possible Troubling New Anti-Discrimination Requirement for the Combined Federal Campaign

Possible Troubling New Anti-Discrimination Requirement for the Combined Federal Campaign

A Jan. 20 Federal Times article noted that the federal Office of Personnel Management is planning extensive changes to the Combined Federal Campaign. The proposed…

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US Citizens Increasingly Worried About Religious Freedom

US Citizens Increasingly Worried About Religious Freedom

The Barna Group on Jan. 18 released survey results showing that a significant proportion of Americans, particularly Americans who actively practice Christianity, believe that religious…

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Religious Freedom Day Presidential Proclamation

Religious Freedom Day Presidential Proclamation

January 16 marked the 227th anniversary of the adoption by the Virginia legislature of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson and…

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Notable Quote

Notable Quote

The following is from comments delivered by University of Virginia Law School professor Douglas Laycock at the private dinner following the official launch of the…

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Getting Hot Down Under

Getting Hot Down Under

It is not just the air temperature that is soaring to great heights in Australia these days. Also very hot are disputes over a government…

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Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Freedom: Illinois and Rhode Island

Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Freedom: Illinois and Rhode Island

It may be described as a wholly positive move to marriage equality and a wholly benign expansion of gay rights that has no negative consequences…

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A First: Religious Liberty Clinic at Stanford

A First: Religious Liberty Clinic at Stanford

On January 14, Stanford Law School formally launched the Religious Liberty Clinic as part of its Mills Legal Clinic. This is the only law clinic…

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HHS Contraceptives Mandate News

HHS Contraceptives Mandate News

It is quite a spectacle: * the number of cases filed against the federal government to stop the contraceptives mandate-now more than 40 and continuing…

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