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In Chiles v. Salazar, SCOTUS Should Uphold Colorado’s Ban on Abusive "Conversion Therapy"
Following today’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the case of Chiles v Salazar, Reverend Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance, released the following statement:
“Medical experts have warned time and time again that ‘conversion therapy’ is deeply harmful to children - which is why states have every right to regulate and ban it. In the case of Chiles v Salazar, it’s deeply alarming that the plaintiff is attempting to argue that her rights to free speech and religious freedom should allow her to carry out this dangerously abusive practice.
True religious freedom is about individuals safely practicing their own faith – not using faith as a weapon or excuse to stigmatize and abuse others. That’s why Interfaith Alliance joined a wide range of fellow faith organizations in an amicus brief to support Colorado’s law in this case.
We urge the Supreme Court to uphold Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy and protect LGBTQ+ children from this deeply harmful pseudoscience.”
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling in Favor of Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law is a De Facto Establishment of State Religion
Interfaith Alliance, a leading advocate for healthy boundaries between religion and government, is disappointed by yesterday's ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Rev. Roake v. Brumley that allowed Louisiana to enforce its law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom from Kindergarten to college. Interfaith Alliance was one of 20 religious organizations that co-signed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case.
Diverse Faith Leaders, Groups Unite to Challenge Administration’s Biased So-Called “Religious Liberty Commission”
New York City – A multi-faith coalition has united to file a lawsuit challenging the unlawful creation of the Trump-Vance administration’s so-called Religious Liberty Commission, pointing to violations of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the unbalanced and biased viewpoints assembled for the panel. The lawsuit comes as the commission meets today at the Museum of the Bible.
Interfaith Alliance Responds to Trump’s Dangerous Politicization of National Prayer Breakfast, Religion
Interfaith Alliance, a leading national advocate for religious freedom and civil rights, responded today to President Trump’s outrageous comments at today’s National Prayer Breakfast, where he stated that “I don’t know how a person of faith can vote for a Democrat. I really don’t” and falsely claimed to be championing and protecting religious liberty.