Interfaith Alliance Welcomes Permanent Injunction Prohibiting Ten Commandments Display in Arkansas Schools

Interfaith Alliance, a leading national advocate for religious freedom and civil rights, welcomed a new judicial ruling that blocks unconstitutional religious coercion in public schools. In Stinson v. Fayetteville School District No. 1, the federal district court issued a permanent injunction against an Arkansas law that requires all public schools to permanently display a government-chosen, Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom and library.

The Center Square: Religious Liberty Commission doesn’t protect religious liberty, critics argue

70 Tennessee Faith Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Reject Bills Putting Ten Commandments in Public Schools

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — 70 faith leaders across Tennessee are calling on lawmakers to vote against SB 303, HB 47, and similar bills that would encourage public schools to display the Ten Commandments. In a joint letter released today, clergy and faith leaders emphasized that the legislation threatens the religious freedom of all Tennesseans by inserting government into the role of religious authority.

The Tennessean: Jewish Federation, interfaith groups denounce Ogles' remarks on Islam

Interfaith Alliance Condemns Rep. Ogles Appalling Anti-Muslim Hate and Contempt for Religious Freedom

Interfaith Alliance, a leading advocate for religious freedom and multi-faith democracy, condemned the hideous anti-Muslim bigotry spread by Representative Andy Ogles (R-Tennessee). 

USA Today: Trump’s Freedom 250 sparks debate over America’s Christian origins