Capitol Hill Luncheon Briefing Series
Defending Religious Expression in Public Life
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance co-sponsored a five-session briefing series on Capitol Hill on the importance of safeguarding the religious freedom of institutions and professionals throughout America. See below for video and briefing memo from each event.
August 19, 2011
“Freedom for Religious Organizations and Persons to Exercise their Faith in Public Life”
(Video: Click here to view the first session)
(Click here to view/download this session’s briefing memo)
Friday, September 30
Will the government dictate who teaches at your house of worship?
Maintaining the Freedom of Religious Hiring by Faith-Based Organizations
(Video: Click here to view the second session)
(Click here to view/download this session’s briefing memo)
Wednesday, October 19
God and Your Doctor – Is the Government Forcing a Divorce?
Protecting Conscience and Faith-Based Institutions in Health Care
(Video: Click here to view the third session)
(Click here to view/download this session’s briefing memo)
Friday, November 4
Everything You Wanted To Know About Sex, Marriage And Religious Freedom But Were Afraid To Ask
Safeguarding Faith Based Services Against Charges of Discrimination
(Video: Click here to view the fourth session)
(Click here to view/download this session’s briefing memo)
Friday, December 9
(Please note this is a change of date from Dec 2nd)
Is God banned from schools?
Governmental Accommodation for Religion in Education
(Click here to view/download this session’s briefing memo)
(Video: Click here to view the fifth session)
Sponsored By:
The Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance works to preserve a public environment that welcomes the service of faith-based organizations and respects their religious identities and faith-shaped practices. President Stanley Carlson-Thies served in the Bush White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and on the church-state taskforce of the Obama Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.www.irfalliance.org
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a public interest law firm that protects the free expression of all religious traditions, working to advance the cause of religious freedom in the courts of law, the court of public opinion, and the academy. www.becketfund.org
