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Op-Ed: On the Road With ‘The Vote Is Sacred Tour’
I stood on the patio of the Trump National Doral resort in Miami, Florida, last year watching a woman in a QAnon shirt get baptized in a small inflatable pool while a line of people waited to be healed by a far-right conspiracy peddling “prophet.” Attending the ReAwaken America Tour (headlined by disgraced general Michael Flynn) and a “Pastors for Trump” event there was an eye-opening experience for me: one-third pandemic lies, one-third election denialism, and one-third Christian revival...
A Victory for Religious Freedom and Public Education
The Senate Parliamentarian just struck a major blow to efforts to undermine public education and erode the separation of religion and government. The proposed national school voucher program, modeled on the so-called Educational Choice for Children Act, has been removed from the Senate’s budget reconciliation package after being ruled in violation of the Byrd Rule.
National Faith Coalition Stands Up for Reproductive and Religious Freedom
Last week, Interfaith Alliance proudly joined the launch of Faithful Majority for Reproductive Freedom, the first national faith-based coalition dedicated to advancing reproductive and religious freedom. This coalition unites diverse faith organizations committed to challenging the harmful falsehood that religion opposes reproductive health care.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling Against Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law is a Big Win for Religious Freedom
Interfaith Alliance, a leading advocate for healthy boundaries between religion and government, welcomed the ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that prevents Louisiana from enforcing its unconstitutional law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments. Interfaith Alliance was one of 19 religious organizations that co-signed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case.