News & Commentary
Political fights and human rights
Both, sweeping generalizations about Islam and Muslims and the supposed alliance among all Muslims with the Left, result in the politicization of Muslim rights.
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Thoughts in the Wake of Pittsburgh
Anti-Semitism today, as has been the case historically, has been a phenomenon associated at various times with white nationalism, Islamist extremism, the far left or anti-Zionism.
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Evangelical, Muslim, Jewish. It’s time we all renew our commitment to religious freedom.
Religious freedom can be a divisive issue, but it’s important. My group is renewing our commitment to the First Amendment, by signing this charter.
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Muslim-Jewish solidarity in the face of hate
Our attention should stay focused on solidarity efforts — efforts that we have to celebrate and amplify so that, in time, they drown out the hate.
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“To bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance”
In a series of letters written in 1790, George Washington reassured Quakers, Catholics, Baptists and Jews that they would be safe under a government committed to religious freedom.
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Kristen Farrington named Executive Director of Freedom Forum Institute’s Religious Freedom Center
Farrington has served as director of the Center since September 2017, and joined the RFC in 2016.
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Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute Announces National Education Program for Religious Leaders
This partnership addresses inadequate understanding of the First Amendment’s religious liberty principles.
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Religious Accommodation as Dignified Work
Religious accommodation is a crucial element in assuring a dignified future for all, regardless of faith.
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When the First Amendment Is Not Weaponized, but Sharpened
That there are more challenges by the right does not necessarily mean free speech is being weaponized.
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The Politics of Religion in American Public Schools
Can education about Islam—and religion in general—move beyond platitudes on 9/11 toward a more robust education about the role of religion in social, political and cultural life?
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