New Grants Executive Order: Accountability, Partnerships, and Uncertainty for Discretionary Funding
President Trump’s recent grants system reform directive—Executive Order 14332, “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking” (August 7, 2025)—has alarmed many involved in partnerships with federal programs. They call it a further […]
The New Pope and Institutional Religious Freedom
The new Pope has taken the name Leo XIV to announce that he stands in the line of Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903). Leo XIII is noted for his encyclical Rerum […]
New Website Highlights Anti-Religious Requirements in State Laws
A new website, ReligiousEquality.net, catalogs a range of unconstitutional provisions in state laws and regulations that exclude religious schools and other faith-based organizations from equal access to government funding. The […]
Agencies May Revise Key Regulations Affecting FBOs Without Public Comment
An April 9 presidential directive instructs federal agencies to repeal and replace, without utilizing the usual “notice and comment” process, if those regulations are deemed to violate the U.S. Constitution […]
President Trump’s New White House Faith Office: Change and Continuity
As announced at the National Prayer Breakfast on February 6, President Trump has established a White House Faith Office, headed by Pastor Paula White, his long-time religious advisor who served […]