Showing posts with label Religious organizations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religious organizations. Show all posts
Friday, November 08, 2024

Oklahoma Launches New Office of Faith Based Initiatives

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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt yesterday announced  the launch of the state's new Office of Faith Based Initiatives. According to the Off...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

UN Says Belarus Legislation on Religion and Belief Violates International Human Rights Law

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In a Feb.20 press release ( full text ), the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said that its experts believe r...
Thursday, April 21, 2022

Arizona Passes New Protections For Religious Organizations

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The Arizona legislature this week gave final passage to HB 2507 ( full text ) which is primarily aimed at preventing state and local govern...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

Labor Department Proposes Religious Exemption Clarification For Government Contractors

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Executive Order 11246 requires that all federal government contracts contain a provision barring the contractor from discriminating against ...
Thursday, April 04, 2019

SDNY: Title VII Anti-Retaliation Provision Does Not Apply To Critic of Religious Group's Gender Discrimination

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In Aparicio v. Christian Union, Inc. ,  (SD NY, March 29, 2019), a New York federal district court dismissed a Title VII retaliation claim b...
Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Senate Passes Act Protecting Religiously Affiliated Community Centers

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The U.S. Senate yesterday passed by unanimous consent S . 994: Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018  ( full text ). Th...
Friday, July 22, 2016

Trump Again Calls For Repeal of Politicking Limits on Churches-- Some Background

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In Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention last night ( full text from Politico), he repeated his previou...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Boy Scouts End Ban on Gay Adult Leaders and Employees, But Allow Church-Sponsored Troops To Refuse Gay Leaders

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In a press release yesterday, the Boy Scouts of America announced: On Monday, July 27, the National Executive Board ratified a resolution...