Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Sample Clauses

Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations. (February 2004) a. The recipient may not discriminate against any beneficiary or potential beneficiary under this award on the basis of religion or religious belief. Accordingly, in providing services supported in whole or in part by this agreement or in its outreach activities related to such services, the recipient may not discriminate against current or prospective program beneficiaries on the basis of religion, a religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a refusal to actively participate in a religious practice; b. The Federal Government must implement Federal programs in accordance with the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution. Therefore, if the recipient engages in inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction, and proselytization, it must offer those services at a different time or location from any programs or services directly funded by this award, and participation by beneficiaries in any such inherently religious activities must be voluntary. c. If the recipient makes subawards under this agreement, faith-based organizations should be eligible to participate on the same basis as other organizations, and should not be discriminated against on the basis of their religious character or affiliation.

Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations. (a) In providing services supported by this Agreement or in its outreach activities related to these services, Contractor may not discriminate against any beneficiary or potential beneficiary on the basis of religion, a religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a refusal to actively participate in a religious practice. (b) If Contractor engages in inherently religious activities, these activities must occur at a different time and/or location from any programs or services funded by this Agreement and participation by beneficiaries in any such inherently religious activities must be voluntary. The Contractor must not engage in any inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction or proselytization as part of the programs or services funded under this Agreement. (c) In awarding subagreements or contracts under this Agreement, Contractor should not discriminate against a faith-based organization in selecting qualified organizations or impose additional requirements when awarding to a religious organization. (d) When Contractor is a religious organization, Contractor: (1) Retains its independence and may continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs, provided that it does not use funds from this Agreement to support any inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization. (2) Retains its authority over its internal governance and may retain religious terms in its organization’s name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization’s mission statements and other governing documents. (3) Retains its exemption from the Federal prohibition on employment discrimination on the basis of religion, set forth in Sec. 702(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-1. (4) May use space in its facilities, without removing religious art, icons, scriptures, or other religious symbols.

Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations. (a) In providing services supported by this Agreement or in its outreach activities related to these services, Contractor may not discriminate against any beneficiary or potential beneficiary on the basis of religion or religious belief. (b) If Contractor engages in inherently religious activities, these activities must occur at a different time and/or location from any programs or services funded by this Agreement. (c) In awarding subagreements or contracts under this Agreement, Contractor should not discriminate against a faith-based organization in selecting qualified organizations.