Category: Podcast

1719 Background on Trinity Lutheran v. Comer

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To discuss the background of the case, Josh interviews Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri.

Dave Roland, Executive Director and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri

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1718 Faith communities helping immigrants

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There are many ways that faith communities can help immigrants make their way after they arrive in the United States. In this episode, immigration lawyer Dallin Lykins shares some of these, how the current political debates about immigration affect immigrants’ experiences of American life, how the refugee system works, and where people of faith and lawyers can go to connect with immigrants who need help.

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1717 Sanctuary Movement and Immigration

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During a heightened time of debate and anxiety, many faith communities have joined or are considering joining what’s known as the “Sanctuary Movement.” The concept of sanctuary has historical roots, but it isn’t legally supported. Faith communities and other nonprofits should investigate the potential risks they can assume before joining the Sanctuary Movement.

Dallin Lykins of Lewis & Kappes in Indianapolis explains sanctuary, the history of sanctuary, what providing sanctuary means, what it doesn’t mean, and some considerations to keep in mind before becoming a sanctuary congregation. See below for details about Dallin and resources on sanctuary.

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1715 Immigration law basics with Dallin Lykins

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Dallin Lykins represents clients in matters involving a host of immigration issues.

Immigration law affects every employer, including religious organizations. Dallin Lykins of Lewis & Kappes in Indianapolis provides religious and other employers an overview of immigration issues they need to know about.

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1714 Religious Exemptions to Legal Requirements

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5210018/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]American law has many protections of religious freedom. Among these are various means by which religious people and organizations can seek exemptions from otherwise-applicable legal requirements when those rules would burden their religious beliefs. This episode discusses the development of those exemptions under the First Amendment, the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, and state versions of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Continue reading “1714 Religious Exemptions to Legal Requirements” →

1713 Reasons Not to Use Robert’s Rules

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1711 Safety valves for office terms

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5147660/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]The U.S. Court of Appeals recently interpreted Indiana’s Nonprofit Corporation Act to decide whether the term of a director for a family foundation had ended. If it had, her reelection and a gift from the foundation would be void. Continue reading “1711 Safety valves for office terms” →

1710 State Nonprofit Statutes

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1709 Three Reasons to Follow Your Bylaws

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1708 What might repealing the Johnson Amendment mean?

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