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OU IPA Statements to The Press

December 2004
December 21, 2004 OU Joins in Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Religious Liberty Statute; Asks Court to Reject “Newly Contrived Theories of Originalism at Odds with History”
December 17, 2004 OU Commends Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich on Continuing Commitment to Securing Safety of Jewish Community
December 1, 2004 IPA of Orthodox Union Highlights Plight of Missing Israeli Soldiers
November 2004
November, 2004 OU Welcomes Final Passage of Federal Special Ed. Legislation
November 4, 2004

OU Congratulates President Bush on Re-Election

October 2004
October 11, 2004

OU Hails Congress for Providing Funds to Secure Non-Profits at Risk of Terrorist Attacks; Synagogues and Others to be Aided

September 2004
September 28, 2004 OU Welcomes Senate Passage of Resolution on Anti-Semitism
September 10, 2004 OU Hails Senate Adoption of Funds to Secure At-Risk Non-Profits
July 2004
July 21, 2004 OU Applauds Senate Panel Approval of Homeland Security Aid for At-Risk Non-Profits; Applauds Rejection of Durbin Amendment to Exclude Religious Facilities from Coverage
July 15, 2004 OU Disappointed at Failure of Lantos Amendment - Urges Re-introduction and Passage Soon
July 9, 2004 OU Condemns ICJ Advisory Opinion on Israel's Security Fence
July 8, 2004 OU Marks Anniversaries of Argentinean Terror Bombings - Urges Support for Congressional Resolution
June 2004
June 22, 2004 OU Denounces Outrageous Comments by Saudi Crown Prince Blaming Israel for Terrorist Murder of Paul Johnson
June 22, 2004 OU, Encouraged that UN is at Last Confronting Anti-Semitism, Declares that Member Nations Must Heed Annan’s Words and Fight Anti-Jewish Bigotry
June 18, 2004 OU Testifies at Helsinki Commission Hearing on Anti-Semitism
June 14, 2004 OU Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Reversing Ruling Against Pledge of Allegiance’s Inclusion of “God"
June 3, 2004 OU Criticizes A.C.L.U. for Opposing Religious Liberty Legislation; Religious Accommodation Bill Will Fight Religious Discrimination in the Workplace and is Supported by Broad Array of Religious Groups and Senators
June 3, 2004 OU Applauds House Passage of Resolution to Stop Iran’s Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons
May 2004
May 13, 2004 OU Welcomes Senate Passage of S.1248, Reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
May 13, 2004 Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich Meets With Leaders of Montgomery County’s Orthodox Jewish Community; Tours Berman Hebrew Academy
May 12, 2004 OU Applauds Senate Passage of Global Anti-Semitism Review Bill
May 12, 2004 OU Applauds President Bush’s Implementation of Syria Accountability Act
May, 2004 International Conference on Anti-Semitism -
IPA International Affairs Director, Betty Ehrenberg, is an official US Delegate to this important conference in Berlin.  Read her message. (PDF)
April 2004
April 28, 2004 OU Applauds Powell Condemnation of Anti-Semitism at Berlin Conference
April 22, 2004 OU Applauds Federal Court Decision in Favor of Synagogues; Florida Town Discriminated in Denying Congregants’ Equal Treatment in Property Use
April, 2004 OU Applauds Senator Voinovich Bill to Combat Anti-Semitism
Urges Passage of Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004, S.2292
April, 2004 OU Applauds U.S. Justice Dept. Defense Of Muslim Girl’s Right to Wear Head-Scarf to Oklahoma Public School; Criticizes School District and Calls for Legislation to Protect all Americans’ Rights to Wear Religious Clothing
April 1, 2004 OU Calls on Congress to Help Secure America’s At-Risk Non-Profits Against Terrorist Attacks
March 2004
March 26, 2004 OU Opposes Legal Recognition Of Same Sex Marriage; Supports Constitutional Amendment As Recourse
March 22, 2004 OU To Testify Before U.S. House Committee On Faith-Based Initiative’s Progress And Peril
March 15, 2004 A Caring Coalition
March 10, 2004 OU Applauds Pence Resolution Supporting Israeli Security Fence
February 2004
February 25, 2004 OU Decries Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Religious Discrimination; “A Frontal Assault Upon The First Amendment”
February 11, 2004 OU Denounces Friedman Op-Ed in New York Times
February 6, 2004 OU Joins Request To Supreme Court In Defense Of Boy Scouts’ Civil Liberties
January 2004
January 22, 2004 OU Applauds Historic Passage of First Federally Funded School Choice Program
January 21, 2004 OU Applauds President Bush’s State Of The Union Address Call To Codify Equal Treatment Of America’s Faith-Based Groups As Part Of Preserving Society’s Core Institutions; President’s Veneration Of Marriage And Family Also Lauded
January 19, 2004 Israeli-Palestinian Peace Enhancement Act of 2003 – S.1944
January 16, 2004 OU Applauds President Bush’s Continued Commitment to Supporting Faith-Based Social Service Agencies
January 12, 2004 OU Applauds President Bush’s Call for National School Choice Incentive Fund
 

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