TESTIMONYof NATHAN J. DIAMENT, Esq. Director of Public Policy – Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America March 23, 2004 United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform...
Religious Accommodation in the Workplace YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS Religiously observant employees are often confronted with conflicts between their employment obligations and their religious beliefs. This “brochure” is meant...
TESTIMONY by NATHAN J. DIAMENT, Esq. Director of Public Policy – Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America June 6, 2001 United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary With...
When President Bush announced his initiative to expand the partnership between the government and America’s faith-based social service institutions, everyone expected the ensuing debate to center upon the Constitution’s...
The Anti-Defamation League foresees government funded Nation of Islam hate speech; the ACLU predicts divisive competition for government grants among America’s diverse denominations; the Southern Baptist Convention warns of...
Why the Catholic Church Shouldn’t Have to Hire Gays. Religious Rights by Jeffrey Rosen The New Republic, February, 26 2001 At the end of January, President Bush signed an...
Last week, to the happy surprise of many in the Jewish community, both houses of congress passed by unanimous consent the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. This...
Free to Have a Career-And a Conscience By Nathan J. Diament As Published in The Washingon Post Monday, April 24, 2000; A25 A Jewish appliance repair worker, a Catholic...
THE WORKPLACE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT B A C K G R O U N D E R Critical Legislation for the American Community Today in the United States, where...
The Constitutionality of “Charitable Choice” Charitable choice requires that social service providers be permitted to participate in government grant programs without regard to their religious character. When discussing the...
