David Saperstein, the State Department’s ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, has to be patient. Progress is slow in his line […]
U. S. Religious Freedom Ambassador Reflects on Work, Looks Toward Future
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Minority Faith Groups Brace for Battle Against Trump
The American Civil Liberties Union collected more than $11 million and 150,000 new members. The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Twitter account […]
Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Women Discuss the Meaning of Modest Fashion
A Muslim, an Orthodox Jew and a religious Christian walked into a room, but it wasn’t a bar and this […]
President Obama’s Last White House Seder
During Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, three aides unable to get home for the holiday hosted the future president at a […]
Is Bernie Sanders the Most Christian Candidate of the 2016 Race?
Bernie Sanders, who calls himself a “not particularly religious” Jew, is the only major candidate running for president who isn’t […]
The Vatican to Feel the Bern: Bernie Sanders Heads to Rome to Participate In Major Conference
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, an enthusiastic fan of Pope Francis’s work, plans to step off the campaign trail next […]
Why Orthodox Judaism Appeals to Many Millennials
Young Americans might be leaving religion in large numbers, but for some, rules, ritual, and tradition are attractive ways to […]
Should Questions About Bernie Sanders’ Religion and Judaism Impact His 2016 Run?
Bernie Sanders’ belief in Judaism and God may be in question, but his belief in the working class is undisputed.
Why Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Do Organized Religion: ‘Everyone Believes In God In Their Own Ways’
Growing up, Bernie Sanders followed the path of many young American Jews. He went to Hebrew school, was bar mitzvahed […]
Study Finds Orthodox Jews Act More Like Evangelical Christians Than Other Jews
Wearing black hats or donning small yarmulkes, Orthodox Jews represent a distinct subgroup within the Jewish community — more observant, […]
Seventh-day Adventists, Muslims, Jehovah’s Witnesses Rank Higher Than Christian Denominations When It Comes to Diversity
The nation’s population is growing more racially and ethnically diverse – and so are many of its religious groups, both […]
Jewish, Muslim Groups Work to Combat Anti-Semitism
In the wake of rising anti-Semitic incidents in France and elsewhere, there is an element of hope: Jewish and Muslim […]
Easter-Passover Means More to Share for Interfaith Families
On Friday night, Emily Timmel and her husband, Yariv Alpher, will host a Passover Seder for 15 at their home […]
Rabbi David Saperstein Nominated as New Religious Freedom Ambassador
President Obama on Monday announced a long-waited nominee for the job of “religious freedom” ambassador, after the post sat vacant […]
