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COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Had there been no Freedom Summer, and no national attention focused on civil rights, would bigotry and hate have continued to flourish unabated?
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
It would be a dark and soulless world without our religious institutions to coax us to care for each other and to believe in something greater than ourselves.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
If we allow courts to override agreements made between parishioner and religious institution, we will be setting a very dangerous precedent.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Often these situations are set off to the side while what are characterized as more pressing concerns are addressed.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
No civil law can violate the sacred conscience of religion, because each religion has its own sovereignty established under God.
INCLUSION & RESPECT
Hatred, misinformation and stupidity roam in a pack. They are often harbingers of violence.
TOLERANCE
Tutu, who passed away this week, was an exuberant warrior who fought against apartheid in his native South Africa and for justice and human rights around the world.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
By an overwhelmingly bipartisan U.S. Senate vote, Rashad Hussain was confirmed this month as America’s first Muslim Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.
RELIGIOUS LITERACY
This spirit of kindness, goodwill and love is found in all religions.
RELIGIOUS LITERACY
It takes courage and resilience to maintain one’s faith despite DNA evidence that all is lost and that hope is futile. On the other hand, it takes no courage to hate.