Controversial bill allowing chaplains in Oklahoma's public schools advances
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Controversial bill allowing chaplains in Oklahoma's public schools advances

May 1, 2024

The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Interfaith Alliance and Texas Impact, an interfaith grassroots network, sent school districts across Texas a letter signed by more than 100 Texas chaplains urging school leaders to reject the chaplain law. But Texas lawmakers who voted to approve the bill said the measure was a way to support school districts facing a shortage of school counselors.

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Faith groups express solidarity with Center for American Progress following Trump’s attacks
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Faith groups express solidarity with Center for American Progress following Trump’s attacks

More than 150 organizations signed a new statement expressing solidarity with the Center for American Progress.

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Children Should Not Be Turned Away from Publicly-Funded Preschools Because of Who Their Parents Are

Interfaith Alliance and our affiliate Interfaith Alliance of Colorado filed a friend of the court brief this week as part of our work on LGBTQ freedom and religious liberty. 

The Hearing That Should Have Never Happened
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The Hearing That Should Have Never Happened

Earlier this month, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts held an anti-Muslim hearing. The empty seats beside Senator Cruz said more than any member's presence could have: this hearing never should have been rescheduled.