Joint Religious Legislative Coalition/JRERF

The Joint Religious Legislative Coalition is the longest continuously operating multi-faith organization of its kind in the United States. Our 53-year legacy stands as a testament to the power of multi-faith advocacy. Our Mission is just as important as it was at our founding.

Our coalition is comprised of four sponsoring organizations: the Islamic Center of Minnesota, the MN Council of Churches, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, and the Minnesota Catholic Conference. 

We work together as people of Jewish, Catholic, Muslim, and Protestant faith traditions to find common ground for the common good in Minnesota.

With a legislature even more sharply divided after November’s election, JRLC’s unique, non-partisan, interfaith voice gives us access to legislators on both sides of the aisle that other peer organizations do not have. Because of this, we are well positioned and prepared for navigating the legislature in 2025.

To better define and focus our advocacy into the future, JRLC has drawn from the best of our four faith traditions and has identified the following Policy Pillars:

• Protection of Basic Human Dignity
• Safeguarding/Promoting Family Economic Security and Wellbeing
• Fostering Responsible Participation in Public Life 

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