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October 2015 – In October, AFA will embark on a new campaign to respond to the growing threats against religious liberty in the U.S. by asking a major American institution to weigh in: corporate America.

Called the Corporate Religious Liberty Index, the CRLI is a short, simple questionnaire that seeks to gauge the importance of religious liberty to the nation’s major companies.

There are seven questions dealing with corporate policies and practices. The answers will be scored, compiled, and assigned an “index number” that will indicate whether or not companies are favorable, indifferent, or antagonistic to religious liberty. The index number will fall on a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 indicating full support for religious freedom.

A yearly report will be generated and released each September. AFA expects the report to generate widespread media attention, especially as it highlights those companies that are champions of religious freedom and those that are hostile to it.