religious pluralism

Although these holidays couldn’t be celebrated this year in their normal ways, they still represented important values and traditions for many communities.

The pandemic has revealed the importance of government agencies partnering with faith organizations on the frontlines.

Faith leaders hold a unique role as the sole source of trusted information in some communities.

Today is National Religious Freedom Day, the anniversary of the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, a statute written by Thomas Jefferson disestablishing the Church of England in Virginia, and an important precursor to the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment.

We were surprised to discover new ways to engage with one another that will benefit the camp for years to come.

Together we can give each other tools to not just survive but to thrive during these hard times.

Our goal is to walk together over a short period of time and construct a deeper understanding of how we might midwife hope and progress for the greater good of an inclusive America.

Rabbi Michelle Missaghieh is a member of the inaugural cohort of the Inclusive America Project’s Powering Pluralism Network.

Interfaith institutional relationships offer a mechanism for collective action. We lead collections of the exact people who are the joiners, donors, leaders and volunteers that make local communities function. This moment calls upon us to bring our flocks together virtually, to create solidarity online and to shape narratives of communal hope

All of us at IAP are confident that faith communities across the United States (and the world) will respond to the growing COVID-19 pandemic in new, innovative, and important ways. We will share some of the ways here.