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What’s New?
- Comments on 2016 Election Results & Tulsa Veterans Parade Discrimination
- Response to Murder of Khalid Jabara
- Letter to Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett Calling for Compassionate Response
- Open Letter Calling for Removal of Ten Commandments Monument from OK Capitol
- Interfaith Alliance and OK Affiliates Call on Fallin to Remove 10 Commandments Monument
Category Archives: Policy Statements
Open Letter Calling for Removal of Ten Commandments Monument from OK Capitol
The Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma, along with the Tulsa Interfaith Alliance, the national Interfaith Alliance, the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Respect Diversity Foundation, and others issued the following … Continue reading
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Tagged bob lawrence, CAIR-OK, carl rubinstein, constitution, first amendment, interfaith alliance, interfaith alliance of oklahoma, jayme cox, OCCJ, OK capitol, oklahoma constitution, oklahoma legislature, oklahoma supreme court, respect diversity foundation, separation of church and state, ten commandments, TIA
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Support for Supreme Court Decision Affirming Same-Gender Marriage
The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance applauds today’s decision by the US Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges affirming the right of same-gender couples to have their relationships treated, under the law, with the same respect and … Continue reading
Statement Concerning Actions of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
The following statement was read by our Executive Director at the press conference called by the Say No to Hate Coalition of Tulsa in response to the recent racist incident involving the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of … Continue reading
Statement in Opposition to Oklahoma HB 1598
The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance is deeply disappointed in yesterday’s action by the Children, Youth, and Family Services Committee (Rep Sally Kern, Chair) of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in which they amended and then approved HB 1598 the “Parental and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Amendment, child safety, conversion therapy, establishment of religion, freedom of religion, freedom oklahoma, glbtq, HB 1598, homosexuality, interfaith, oklahoma, Oklahoma House of Representatives, reparative therapy, Sally Kern
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Help Make Tulsa a Charter for Compassion City
The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance is hoping to partner with the Tulsa Human Rights Commission to identify and develop an implementation strategy resulting in Tulsa becoming a Charter for Compassion City. We have already had one presentation before the Human Rights … Continue reading
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Tagged Charter for Compassion, compassion, human rights commission, interfaith, petition, Tulsa
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Letter to Gov Fallin re: National Day of Prayer
April 22, 2014 Dear Governor Fallin, On behalf of the Interfaith Alliance, the Interfaith Alliance of Tulsa and Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma City, organizations committed to defending religious freedom whose members represent more than 75 faith traditions, we are writing … Continue reading
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Tagged interfaith, mary fallin, national day of prayer, oklahoma
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Personhood Legislation (SB 1848)
April 28, 2014 The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance is deeply concerned by the Oklahoma House passage of an amendment to SB 1848. The legislation would recognize fertilized human eggs as persons. Many of the supporters of this legislation quote a … Continue reading
Faith-based Hospitals Limiting Access to Health Care Options
April 10, 2014 The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance actively supports the right of individuals and groups of individuals to practice their faith as they choose, and readily stands with the people of any faith who are limited in their ability to … Continue reading