CNN: Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush Responds to Trump's Religious Liberty Commission
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As one of the organizational co-chairs of Faithful Democracy, Interfaith Alliance led a powerful letter to Congressional leadership this Tuesday—joined by over 130 faith-based organizations—expressing alarm at the federal takeover of D.C.'s police and calling for Congressional support to protect the District’s autonomy and advance statehood.
Answers to commonly asked questions about the Johnson Amendment and the IRS legal filing arguing that religious leaders could endorse political candidates in houses of worship without losing their tax-exempt status, officially breaking with more than seventy years of legal precedent prohibiting churches and nonprofits from officially endorsing political candidates.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Interfaith Alliance, the National Council of Nonprofits, American Humanist Association, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Independent Sector, Public Citizen, and other leading nonprofit organizations launched a national sign-on letter addressed to President Trump.
The Texas State Board of Education's decision to introduce a curriculum focusing on Christian Bible stories in public schools is challenged as an improper blending of religion and state, with calls for the preservation of religious freedom and inclusion of diverse viewpoints.
Interfaith Alliance expresses alarm over the Texas State Board of Education's decision to include biblical material in elementary school curriculums, highlighting concerns about the erosion of healthy boundaries between religion and government.
The post discusses concerns regarding the nomination of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, highlighting issues related to religious extremism, as well as potential threats to religious liberty and diversity initiatives in the military.