Free Speech and Religion

Religious, spiritual, and ethical teachings have a profound impact on people’s perspectives and inform many of our civic debates. Understanding other’s worldviews can make for healthier disagreement.

The Rebuilding Democracy Project aims to apply specific aspects of Judaism’s traditions to the myriad conversations of American political life.

“If we don’t pay attention to religion, we’re missing a place to do racial justice work,” Ilyse said. “Take all those white-centered, anti-racist reading lists. Could we get some religion up in there? How do we add to that, not subtract? It’s about supplementing. We want you to read the [Ibram X] Kendi, but also Todd Green on fear of Muslims, because we need to pay attention to how those things are tied up.”

Ashfaq Taufique has called the south home for more than 45 years. And there’s nowhere else the devout Muslim would rather live.

Narratives of the racial justice movement in the United States are normally saturated with stories of heterosexual male heroism. Not because

Rev. Billy Honor believes that Black religious communities should move more toward the work of structural change and power building.

Recent data shows that while 8 in 10 Americans see religious freedom as an important issue, it

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.