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Open Letter Calling for Removal of Ten Commandments Monument from OK Capitol

Posted on August 17, 2015 by bobl

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 →

Posted in Policy Statements, Press Releases | 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 | Leave a comment

Interfaith Alliance and OK Affiliates Call on Fallin to Remove 10 Commandments Monument

Posted on July 22, 2015 by bobl

Despite a recent court order requiring Oklahoma to remove a statue of the Ten Commandments from the grounds of its capitol, Governor Mary Fallin has insisted on leaving the religious symbol in place. In response to the Governor’s refusal to … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Releases | Tagged 10 commandments, bob lawrence, carl rubenstein, dr carl rubenstein, first amendment, interfaith, interfaith alliance, interfaith alliance of oklahoma, jack moline, mary fallin, Mike Ritze, OK, OK capitol, OK Supreme Court, rabbi moline, TIA | Leave a comment

‘Compassionate Tulsa’: Joint Resolution of Mayor, City Council Launches New Human Rights Initiative

Posted on July 1, 2015 by bobl

Here is a copy of the press release sent out by the City of Tulsa after Monday’s press conference at which City Manager Jim Twombly (on behalf of Mayor Dewey Bartlett, Jr, who was ill) signed the resolution declaring Tulsa … Continue reading →

Posted in Charter for Compassion | Tagged andrea walker, bob lawrence, Charter for Compassion, compassion, Compassion Committee, compassionate community, compassionate tulsa, Dewey Bartlett Jr, human rights commission, interfaith, Karen Armstrong, oklahoma, Tulsa, tulsa city council, Tulsa Human Rights Commission | Leave a comment

City Council Declares Tulsa a “Compassionate Community”

Posted on June 27, 2015 by bobl

At their meeting on June 25, 2015, the Tulsa City Council unanimously approved a resolution endorsing the Charter for Compassion, declaring Tulsa a Compassionate Community, and authorizing the Human Rights Commission to develop and oversee a 10-year implementation strategy. Our … Continue reading →

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Support for Supreme Court Decision Affirming Same-Gender Marriage

Posted on June 27, 2015 by bobl

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 →

Posted in Policy Statements, Press Releases | Tagged bob lawrence, freedom of religion, glbtq, jack moline, marriage, marriage equality, religious freedom, religious tolerance, same-gender marriage, same-sex marriage, Supreme Court, Tulsa | Leave a comment

Tulsa to Become a “Compassionate Community”

Posted on June 24, 2015 by bobl

The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance has been working with the City of Tulsa’s Human Rights Commission for the past year on a process to have Tulsa recognized as a “Compassionate Community” by the International Charter for Compassion Committee. A resolution to … Continue reading →

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Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar to Receive 2015 Russell Bennett Faith and Courage Award

Posted on March 4, 2015 by bobl

The Board of Directors of the Tulsa Interfaith Alliance is pleased to announce that the Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Sr Minister of All Souls Unitarian Church, has been selected as the recipient of the Russell Bennett Faith and Courage Award … Continue reading →

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Opposition to SB48

Posted on January 29, 2015 by bobl

The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance wishes to voice its opposition to Senate Bill 48, introduced by Sen. Kyle Loveless (R-Oklahoma City). The bill seeks to provide immunity from liability for school district employees who wish to teach an elective course on … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Releases | Tagged bible, bob lawrence, establishment clause, hobby lobby, interfaith, kyle loveless, museum of the bible, OCCJ, oklahoma, Oklahoma Senate, religion in the classroom, SB48, steve green, teaching the bible in school | Leave a comment

Human Rights Commission Supports Charter for Compassion

Posted on December 20, 2014 by bobl

NOVEMBER 17, 2014, TULSA, OK – At today’s meeting of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) for the City of Tulsa, commissioners approved a proposal from the Tulsa Interfaith Alliance in collaboration with the Interfaith sub-committee of the HRC to begin … Continue reading →

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