Halo Effect

Halo Effect

“What’s the halo effect? It’s a term coined by secular researchers at the University of Pennsylvania who questioned how to put a price tag on…

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Supreme Court Case: Can Government Require Private Groups to Support Its Views?

Supreme Court Case: Can Government Require Private Groups to Support Its Views?

If Congress decides that the best way to fight HIV/AIDS overseas is to work to reduce risky sexual behavior, not just to provide treatment to…

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ENDA Executive Order On the Way?

ENDA Executive Order On the Way?

About two weeks ago, 110 members of Congress sent President Obama a letter pressing him to issue an ENDA (Employment Nondiscrimination Act) Executive Order banning…

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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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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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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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Head of White House Faith-Based Office Steps Down

Head of White House Faith-Based Office Steps Down

As the President announced at the National Prayer Breakfast, Joshua DuBois last Friday stepped down as executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based…

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Transcript of Brookings Event on Obama's Faith-Based Initiative

Transcript of Brookings Event on Obama’s Faith-Based Initiative

The Brookings Institution has now posted the transcript–along with the audio track–of its Dec. 17, 2012, event, “Four More Years for the White House Office…

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ECFA Report to Sen. Grassley:  Enhance Accountability

ECFA Report to Sen. Grassley: Enhance Accountability

On Dec. 4, the Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations, organized by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, delivered the first of two…

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