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To combat vaccine hesitancy, Muslim leaders are working to educate their communities on the benefits of vaccinations for themselves and others.
Outreach programs to dispel COVID-19 vaccine disinformation are having an impact on vaccination rates within some Muslim communities.
"I want to let trans youth know that they belong,” writes Rev. Dr. Joe Parramore. "They belong in our communities, our schools and on our sports teams. I want them to know that people of faith will always be standing with them in this moral fight.”
Legislation targeting trans youth. passed on the day that we began Pride Month and two weeks before we commemorated five years since the Pulse nightclub shooting, was an affront, a pastor and guest columnist writes.
“I felt I needed to say something and I decided to take a stand,” said Pastor Dave Gibbons. “I’ve always stood up for the Black community and for anti-racism, but I felt what I say needs to be clearer, more pronounced and articulated.”
“We’ve seen pictures of Asian men and women minding their business, walking on the street and getting attacked. As Black people, we know what that’s like,” one pastor said.
The increase in religious diversity provides us an opportunity to reexamine the role of religion in our democracy.
Learn more about the latest survey by PRRI:
Religious and cultural diversity make our nation stronger. True religious freedom fosters diverse communities, ensuring all …
Diversity is among our nation’s greatest strengths. So next time you hear that a politician is courting “the religious vote,” ask yourself “which one?”
Check out new polling by Public Policy Research Institute: https://bit.ly/3AQfjSK
Diversity is among our nation’s greatest strengths. So next time you hear that a politician is courting “the religious vote,” ask yourself “which one?”
Check out new polling by Public Policy Research Institute: https://bit.ly/3AQfjSK
“It’s so important for students to see themselves reflected and represented in the classroom,” said Pritpal Kaur of
The Sikh Coalition.
After going on an 18-month campaign, the Sikh Coalition succeeded in incorporating more accurate and representative information about the community in the curriculum for public schools across the State of California.
Congratulations to our affiliate, Interfaith Alliance of Iowa on 25 years of service. Thank you for your tireless commitment to your communities.
As we look back on our 25 years, one of the areas we’ve grown the most is our voice in the public square—and the impact we have across Iowa. It’s always evol...
At the core of religious freedom is the right to live out our beliefs, regardless of faith.
Native Americans have long struggled to practice their spiritual rituals and protect their landscapes. Crackdowns on Indigenous protests could further erode the free exercise of their religions.
More than 1 in 3 young people now identify as unaffiliated. No matter who we are or where we call home, all of us deserve the freedom to believe as we choose.
More new polling by @PRRI: https://bit.ly/3AQfjSK
More than 1 in 3 young people now identify as unaffiliated. No matter who we are or where we call home, all of us deserve the freedom to believe as we choose.
More new polling by @PRRI: https://bit.ly/3AQfjSK
“I feel like it’s in our blood to be ready to counter and fight and stand strong,” said Jaynie Parrish, executive director of Navajo County Democrats. “Our organizers say all the time, ‘If your vote didn’t matter, why are they trying so hard to take it away.’”
The ruling will reach broadly into tribal communities, particularly those where Indigenous people don’t have residential mail service or must drive long distances to polling sites and the post office.
Connections to family, friends, and community - including religious community - can be life-saving for incarcerated people.
Muslims, the third-largest faith group in federal prisons, are significantly underrepresented among the chaplaincy, according to a recent Department of Justice report.
#JOBALERT: Our affiliate Wyoming Interfaith Network is looking for a new executive director! Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/2TWC4nh
#JOBALERT: Our affiliate Wyoming Interfaith Network is looking for a new executive director! Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/2TWC4nh
"To be someone who wants to follow Jesus means that God wants us to break the cycles of violence," said Taylor Schumann, Christian gun violence prevention activist and author of "When Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough."
Taylor Schumann wants Christians to put the gospel before the Second Amendment.
People of faith don’t belong to any one party - or politician. New polling by PRRI shows how voters’ religious affiliation has changed in recent years.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3AQfjSK
People of faith don’t belong to any one party - or politician. New polling by PRRI shows how voters’ religious affiliation has changed in recent years.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3AQfjSK
"African Americans don’t want white evangelicals to talk about them in a certain way. What they want is justice."
“Every single Christian of color who is proximate to evangelical spaces gets called everything but a child of God. And that’s just part of the work.”
This week's episode of State of Belief looks back at some of the most impactful moments in the show's history, including an insightful interview with Pastor Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference.
Don't miss it! https://stateofbelief.com/
Central to every faith tradition is a commitment to protecting the most vulnerable. Faith leaders like Pastor Shon Neyland are urging their congregants to get vaccinated and working within communities to ensure equitable distribution.
With Oregon set to end pandemic restrictions, Pastor Shon Neyland is fighting to get his congregation vaccinated. The vaccination rate within Black communities lags behind the state's overall numbers.
More than 50 years ago, the Supreme Court described an effort to use religious rights to excuse racial discrimination as “patently frivolous.” What's changed? The latest from Kelsey Dallas of Deseret News.
In the past, the Supreme Court ruled against religious objectors to racial equality. Why hasn’t it done the same in cases involving religion and LGBTQ rights?
Creating a more inclusive democracy for people of all faiths and none requires we acknowledge our historical wrongs, write Dr. Negiel Bigpond and Amb. Sam Brownback for Washington Post. Without this, "the healing process our community desperately needs cannot truly commence."
A dozen long years ago, we led the congressional effort to issue an official apology by the U.S. government to Native peoples. Now it's time for the U.S. president to make good on that sentiment and say it publicly.
“There are a significant number of pastors asking the question, ‘How do we do church in a more decentralized fashion coming out of the pandemic?' ” said David Yang, director of Send Institute.
As we gather again, congregants bring the weight of trauma and tensions built up over more than a year spent apart.
Equity is central to the promise of religious freedom. We call upon President Joe Biden to provide equitable access to social services, education, land management, and protection.
The United States was founded on the ideal that all people are created equal. But throughout …
All of us deserve access to lifesaving resources, which is why faith groups like MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger are working to develop sustainable access to healthy food, regardless of age or background.
Stable access to nutritious food is fundamental to our humanity. But LGBTQ people face systematic barriers in getting the food they need.
The balance of the Supreme Court has shifted dramatically, but we’re already preparing to champion true religious freedom this fall.
Join our fight: https://bit.ly/3wpIp7Z
The balance of the Supreme Court has shifted dramatically, but we’re already preparing to champion true religious freedom this fall.
Join our fight: https://bit.ly/3wpIp7Z
To move forward together, our faith communities must address past harms. In his recent book, Rusty Hawkins discusses the intersection of Evangelical Christianity and white supremacy in South Carolina.
Americans are in the midst of a reckoning about systemic racism and its history in the United States. “Critical race theory” and “anti-racism” have become a hotly debated topics in the media, in politics, …
We all deserve to feel safe, no matter who we are, where we live, or what we believe. Across the nation, faith leaders like BJC - Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty's Amanda Tyler are speaking out against Christian nationalism and working to develop just solutions to protect our communities.
Christian nationalism is not just "a problem for the faithful, but a problem for the planet and the country," said pastor Doug Pagitt.
“There’s no contradiction between being a q***r and trans person and being a person of faith … that those things can go together,” said Rev. Ashley DeTar Birt, program coordinator for Beloved Arise during a virtual panel for Q***r Youth of Faith Day.
Jessika Sessoms grew up in a conservative Black evangelical family, attended Christian schools and often heard that being gay was an abomination, until
“Oak Flat is holy and sacred. Chi'chil Bildagoteel is central to our traditional religion and identity as Apache people,” said Dr. Wendsler Nosie, Sr., former San Carlos Apache tribal chairman and Apache Stronghold leader.
News Release Apache Stronghold Apache Stronghold, on behalf of traditional Apache religious and cultural leaders, sued the Trump administration January 12 in
“Our common humanity calls us to be more inclusive,” writes Utah state Rep. Andrew Stoddard, “for me, it is also an act of faith.”
Andrew Stoddard writes that his LDS faith led him to support the Equality Act.
"We need practices of repair within American culture to bring beauty out of our collective brokenness,” writes Amy Julia Becker, and "Christians have an opportunity to lead in this work.”
Our flag symbolizes the beauty of American ideals and the brokenness of our history.
To move forward together as a nation, we must ensure that every American has the #FreedomToVote.
To move forward together as a nation, we must ensure that every American has the #FreedomToVote.
THIS WEEK: Join host Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy on State of Belief for conversations with the Rev. Monty Self and Brian Allain.
A project of Interfaith Alliance, State of Belief offers listeners weekly critical analysis of the news in religion and politics and promotes diverse voices in a religiously pluralistic world.
Learn more: https://stateofbelief.com/
THIS WEEK: Join host Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy on State of Belief for conversations with the Rev. Monty Self and Brian Allain.
A project of Interfaith Alliance, State of Belief offers listeners weekly critical analysis of the news in religion and politics and promotes diverse voices in a religiously pluralistic world.
Learn more: https://stateofbelief.com/
“The Equality Act is a monumental achievement for religious freedom," said Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, fellow at the Center for American Progress, "it is a victory welcomed by religious minorities who face discrimination based on religion.”
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Advocating for the Equality Act offers a meaningful way to push back against the faith-based white supremacy that oppresses LGBTQ Americans just as it always has done to women, people of color and members of minority religions, a panel of Baptists agreed during a June 29 BNG webinar. The June 29
“In order to develop effective policy solutions to combat hate, policymakers first have to understand the scope of the problem,” said Sim J. Singh of The Sikh Coalition.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-the-sikh-communitys-experiences-with-hate-crimes-shows-why-data-collection-is-so-important
Newly passed federal legislation advocates for better hate crime reporting and collection, but the government’s track record with data is spotty.
Religious freedom protects personal belief. It doesn’t include a license to discriminate.
Justices refuse to take another case pitting religious convictions against anti-discrimination laws.
"The continued attempt to hold Muslim Americans to a different standard simply because of their faith is anti-Muslim bigotry,” writes Rabbi Jack Moline, president of Interfaith Alliance.
Pointing out the Muslim faith of the US Senate's SBA nominee is an insidious tactic, one that's all-too-familiar to Jewish Americans like me
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In an election year like no other, we're called upon to act. The “Your Vote, Your Values” campaign amplifies the stories of people of faith who are mobilizing for change. This year, Cole Chandler, executive director of the Colorado Village Collaborative, is voting for housing and economic justice. #YourVoteYourValues Learn more: https://bit.ly/33D5k39
For too long, the Religious Right has claimed a false monopoly over religious voters. But faith doesn’t serve one party - or one politician. Today, we’re launching a new campaign, #YourVoteYourValues. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3hqZKai
In the final installment of our web series "Stay Home, Stay Focused," Rabbi Jack Moline spoke with Rev. Dr. C Welton Gaddy about the state of our communities in these moments of crisis, as we confront the pandemic that continues around us and as we join together in solidarity to fight racism in our country.
Join us TOMORROW at 12:15 p.m. ET as Rev. Welton Gaddy rejoins Rabbi Jack Moline for the last episode of #StayHomeStayFocused. Tune in live: https://www.facebook.com/interfaithalliance/live.
In the latest installment of our web series "Stay Home, Stay Focused," Rabbi Jack Moline spoke with Evie Hao, president of Faith Action for Community Equity, a grassroots, interfaith non-profit driven by a deep spiritual commitment to improving the quality of life for all the people of Hawaii.
In the latest installment of our web series "Stay Home, Stay Focused," Rabbi Jack Moline spoke with Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, IN, about faith and politics, identity, what coronavirus exposed and exploited in our broken systems, and how we can come together for a better future. Check out the archive of all "Stay Home, Stay Focused" episodes at www.stayhomestayfocused.com or in the Videos section of our page. To learn more about the ongoing work of Interfaith Alliance, go to www.interfaithalliance.com.
In the latest installment of our "Stay Home, Stay Focused," Rabbi Jack Moline spoke with Rev. Ron Sider, founder of Evangelicals for Social Action. Learn more about their cause here: https://www.evangelicalsforsocialaction.org/.
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