Free Speech and Religion

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

This pandemic makes us think more about what faith communities offer to their congregants and their neighbors.

While there is no denying that Passover, Easter, and Ramadan will look different this year, the power of dreaming and imagining offers hope for individuals and communities that we may meet again with renewed faith and reimagined rituals for a brighter future.

This April, our Christian, Muslim, and Jewish neighbors celebrated important holidays: Easter, Ram

Are those of us interested in promoting a thriving pluralism best served to lean into those centers of power, come what may of the backlash? OR, are we best served to do some kind of end run around the polarization by focusing on other connection points?

Convened by Interfaith Youth Core and the Inclusive America Project, representatives from 14 campuses launched an 18-month program titled Courageous Pluralism, designed to leverage religious identity as a strength to combat polarization.

In the United States, the number of people attending church is declining. So where are people going to find meaning and community?

The Inclusive America Project gathered local Chicago faith leaders, organizers, philanthropic leaders, and public officials for a meeting at the Upswell Conference to highlight the civic engagement work they were each doing and to get a better sense of what they needed in order to do that work.

How can this deeply faithful group rally behind a president whose behaviors and values don’t exactly match up to traditional Christian mores?