Inazu, McConnell, and Garnett on religious freedom and civil society . . . and taxes

John Inazu (WUSTL), Michael McConnell (Stanford), and I have this piece, "How To Protect Endangered Religious Groups You Admire," up at Christianity Today.  It's about the First Amendment Defense Act specifically and, more generally, about the importance of not moving, post-Obergefell, to pressure or penalize religious institutions and agencies that do important and valuable work . . . and that continue to embrace standard Christian teachings on marriage and sexuality.  Check it out.  Comments welcome.  Here's a bit:

Today, tens of thousands of religious organizations, and tens of millions of Americans, continue to believe and teach that the proper understanding of marriage is a union of one man and one woman. But they do far more than believe and teach this and other views.

They also give food, clothing, shelter, counsel, and comfort to millions of Americans in need. They offer some of the most important and desperately needed health, educational, and social services in the country. And they provide billions of dollars and thousands of full-time workers for international relief aid that serves vulnerable migrants, refugees, and persecuted minorities. The work of religious organizations has long been and continues to be central both to religious believers’ lives and to the welfare of others. Our communities—and, indeed, communities around the globe—would be much worse off without these organizations and their faith-informed good works.