by Chris Walker | Nov 6, 2026 | Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, Council on American Islamic Relations, free speech, Muslim Public Affairs Council, News, Right to Worship Act, speech rights
Two religious organizations — one Jewish and one Muslim — are urging lawmakers to reject a bill that ostensibly aims to protect houses of worship but that would actually quell free speech rights. “The Right to Worship Act,” sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and cosponsored by Republicans and Democrats alike, seeks to “protect” religious buildings and people inside them by limiting the…
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by Sharon Zhang | Nov 20, 2025 | Council on American Islamic Relations, Greg Abbott, Ilhan Omar, Islamophobia, News, Texas
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) has labeled Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a “bigot” unfit for elected office as the far right politician goes on an Islamophobic spree targeting Muslim communities across his state. “Greg Abbot called CAIR [the Council on American-Islamic Relations], the largest Muslim civil rights organization, a ‘terrorist organization’ and said Muslims are a ‘threat to our freedom.
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