8th Annual DFW Summit on Religious Freedom & Human Dignity
Thursday October 23, 2025 from 3:00 — 8:00 pm
Southern Methodist University
Moody Hall, Auditorium
6404 Airline Road, Dallas, TX
Summit Objectives
- Bring together a wide range of religious, community and thought leaders in collaborative support of action oriented religious freedom initiatives in North Texas,
- Facilitate cordial and supportive real-time, interfaith conversations,
- Explore and understand the implications of current legal cases,
- Discuss and understand the impact of religious freedom on DFW business and the economy,
- Develop institutional and individual action plans to support religious freedom in DFW
Logistics
- Date: Thursday October 23, 2025
- Time: 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Venue: Southern Methodist University - Moody Hall
- Parking available nearby (across the street)
- Registration is FREE
- CLE Qualified
Summary Agenda
3:00 Recent Texas Legislation
- Ten Commandments in Classrooms
- School Prayer Time, Teacher Prayer Time
- Released Time Religious Courses
4:00 Who Controls What is Taught?
- Recent Supreme Court case about parental opt-outs from LGBT curriculum for elementary school
5:00 Separating Church and State
- Texas School Vouchers and a U.S. Supreme Court case.