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ADL Urges Reasonable Religious Accommodations in Workplace

Responding to reports about a dispute at a Colorado food processing plant concerning reasonable accommodations for Muslim workers who are asking for time to pray and break their fasts during the month of Ramadan, the Mountain States Office of the Anti-Defamation League issued the following statement today: “As our nation continues to become more diverse, the Anti-Defamation League urges employers

Letter to the Editor: Denver Post

Submitted to the Editor, The Denver Post By Email. Dear Editor, Talk about having it both ways. Jim Towey (“Obama can’t have it both ways on faith-based hiring,” August 18) suggests that faith-based groups who take government funds to provide taxpayer-funded services should also be free to discriminate in hiring people to administer those funds. Towey fails to make the

ADL Calls for Respect in Campaigns

The Anti-Defamation League today called on all candidates for local and state offices and their supporters to keep hateful, offensive messaging out of political campaigns. “Appealing to voters along religious or racial lines, highlighting a candidate’s sexual orientation, or employing stereotypes to describe candidates, is divisive and contrary to the American ideal of encouraging all people to be included in

ADL Declares 10th Circuit Decision a Serious Setback for Religious Liberty in Colorado

Calling today’s decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Colorado Christian University v Baker “a serious setback for religious liberty in Colorado” Bruce DeBoskey, Regional Director of the Mountain States Office of the Anti-Defamation League, said: The 10th circuit is mistaken to use the word “discrimination” to describe Colorado’s reasonable efforts to keep taxpayer

Amendment 46 Infringes on Rights

Originally published: Daily Camera Jessica Peck Corry suggests to the Camera’s readers that supporting The Colorado Civil Rights Initiative – Amendment 46 would achieve the laudable goal of ending discrimination and ensuring equal access to public employment, public education and small business opportunities for all Coloradans (Guest Opinion, July 17). Based on a thorough review of the facts, The Anti-Defamation