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Q&A

Should faith-based organizations that receive public funding have the right to base employment decisions on religion?

Stanley Carlson-Thies, Director of Faith-Based Policy Studies
 

Stanley Carlson-Thies, Center for Public Justice: "Yes."
K. Hollyn Hollman, general counsel
 

K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty: "No."

Marc D. Stern, Assistant Executive Director
 

Marc D. Stern, American Jewish Congress: "Sometimes."

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Weekly News

Digest of Federal Grants with Faith-Based and Community Organization Eligibility
(10/07/2008)

Report: State and Local Spending on Nonprofits’ Services Heads Downward
(10/07/2008)

Nonprofits, Serving People on Precipice, Await Financial Cliffhanger's End
(10/07/2008)

Religion, Government Can Work Together, Leavitt Says
(10/07/2008)

Federal Government to Launch $50 Million Mortgage Counseling Initiative
(10/04/2008)

HUD Secretary Touts Faith-Based Partnerships
(10/03/2008)

Church Leaders Counter Economic Crisis with Faith
(10/02/2008)

State Health Department Promotes Emergency Preparedness with Faith-Based Groups
(09/30/2008)

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American Congregations and Social Service Programs

report on Bush and FBOs

This national survey reveals the services that congregations provide, how the services are funded, and how ready congregations are to partner with government, among other things.
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Roundtable Feature Publications

Policy Environment (Local/National)

State Policies on Faith-Based Social Services in the United States Since 2002

George W. Bush
and the Faith-Based Initiative

Funding Faith-Based Services in a Time of Fiscal Pressures

State and Local Policies on Faith-Based Social Services : Results of a 50-State Study

Legal/Constitutional

State of the Law on Legal Developments Affecting Government Partnerships with Faith-Based Organizations

State of the Law on Government Partnerships with Religious Organizations

Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Towey (and others)

American Jewish Congress v. Corporation for National and Community Service

Lown (and others) vs. The Salvation Army (and others)

  
Public & Private Funding

Getting a Piece of the Pie:
Federal Grants to Faith-Based Social Service Organizations

Private Sector Contributions to Faith-Based Social Service:
Policies and Giving Patterns of Private Foundations

Exploring the Funding Relationships between
Community Foundations and Faith-Based Social Service Providers

Scope & Scale

American Congregations and Social Service Programs

The Scope and Scale of Faith-Based Social Services

The Use of Public Funds for Delivery of Faith-Based Human Services

Medicaid and Faith Organizations: Participation and Potential

Effectiveness

Comparative Views on the Role and Effect of Faith in Social Services

Performance Comparison of Faith-Affiliated and Other Social Service Providers

Marriage Promotion: Will it work?

New York City's Charitable Choice Demonstration Program

How Faith-Based and Secular Organizations Tackle Housing for the Homeless