Press Release
79 Kentucky Faith Leaders Ask Gov. Beshear to Support Religious Freedom by Vetoing Ten Commandments Display at Kentucky Capitol
For Immediate Release:
March 19, 2025
Media Contacts:
Lincoln Le, West End Strategy Team, [email protected]
Louisville, KY – A group of 79 Kentucky faith leaders are calling on Governor Beshear to veto House Joint Resolution 15, which would require that a Ten Commandments monument be displayed on the grounds of the Kentucky Capitol.
The letter from faith leaders was organized by Interfaith Alliance, in partnership with its affiliates in Lexington (The Interfaith Alliance of the Bluegrass) and Louisville (Center for Interfaith Relations), as well as BJC (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty), The Sikh Coalition, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and National Council of Jewish Women. These groups cooperate through the national Coalition for Religious Freedom in Public Schools.
“The Capitol is the seat of our state government and should be welcoming to all Kentuckians, regardless of their faith,” the letter states. “Instead, by communicating the government’s preference for some faiths, the monument undercuts the religious equality Kentuckians share and threatens to use the Ten Commandments as a symbol of exclusion and religious intolerance.”
Click here to read the full letter. Kentucky faith leaders are available for interviews.
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Interfaith Alliance is a network of people of diverse faiths and beliefs from across the country working together to build a resilient democracy and fulfill America’s promise of religious freedom and civil rights not just for some, but for all. We mobilize powerful coalitions to challenge Christian nationalism and religious extremism, while fostering a better understanding of the healthy boundaries between religion and government. We advocate at all levels of government for an equitable and just America where the freedoms of belief and religious practice are protected, and where all persons are treated with dignity and have the opportunity to thrive. For more information visit interfaithalliance.org.
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