Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an 8-1 decision in Chiles v. Salazar, siding with the plaintiff who challenged Colorado’s law prohibiting conversion therapy on minors and remanding it back down to the lower court to apply a higher standard of review. The expectation is that the law will not meetContinue reading “Interfaith Responds to the Chiles v. Salazar SCOTUS Decision”
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The Erosion of a Critical Boundary Between Religion and Government
In a new I.R.S court filing stating that churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregation, we see the latest attempt to erode the boundaries between government and religious institutions. As Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, Vice President of Programs and Strategy at Interfaith Alliance, states, “This move represents a grave threat toContinue reading “The Erosion of a Critical Boundary Between Religion and Government”
Regarding Today’s Tragic Events In Boulder
Like all Coloradans, we are heartbroken and horrified at the events that occurred earlier today at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder. We are mere days away from a racially-motivated mass shooting in Atlanta, and tragedy has now again struck in our backyard. As a coalition of people and communities from many faith traditions,Continue reading “Regarding Today’s Tragic Events In Boulder”
Colorado Faith Leaders Against Proposition 115
We, the undersigned faith leaders, reflecting a variety of faith traditions in Colorado, stand in unified opposition to Proposition 115. The measure, which will appear on this November’s statewide ballot, seeks to ban abortions later in pregnancy. It would allow politics to dictate personal health decisions that should be made by a woman and herContinue reading “Colorado Faith Leaders Against Proposition 115”