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A new report highlights which states have laws and policies on the books that are the friendliest and most hostile to faith-based nonprofits.

The Napa Legal Institute released its 2025 Faith and Freedom Index on Monday. The report ranks each state on a scale of 0-100 based on its protections for religious nonprofit organizations. The overall score is based on a state's "religious freedom score" and its "regulatory freedom score."

Senior Counsel and Napa Legal Institute Director of Content Frank DeVito said the index is a "powerful tool for lawmakers to see where they must add protections, strengthen existing state laws, or repeal harmful state laws."

A state's religious freedom score is determined by several factors, such as the presence or absence of state constitutional

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