Advocacy
Iowa Governor signs ‘religious freedom’ bill into law. What will it do?
Connie Ryan, executive director of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa, said religious freedom is already protected under the Iowa and U.S. constitutions.
“Religious exemptions tip the balance heavily in favor of someone's personal religious beliefs allowing them to discriminate against another person,” Ryan said in a statement. “The religious exemptions law weaponizes religious freedom, misusing it to take away the civil rights of another person.”
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Religious Freedom Means No State-Sponsored Scripture on Our Public School Classroom Walls
A federal appeals court ruling upholding Texas’s Ten Commandments classroom mandate marks a troubling setback for church–state separation, as interfaith advocates vow to keep fighting for inclusive religious freedom in public schools.
