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For Many Immigration Activists, Welcoming “Strangers” Is an Act of Faith
Religious activists have rallied in response to the president’s immigration policy and rhetoric.
By Menachem Wecker
Essay
For Yemenis Fleeing War, the U.S. Muslim Ban Means a High Price and Dangerous Wait
The policy has devastated Yemeni families and their economic survival.
By Louise Cainkar
Essay
Islamophobia: A Bipartisan Xenophobia in American Politics
Both political parties have a Muslim problem.
By Arsalan Iftikhar
Essay
Every Day Is Already “Bring Your Bible to School Day”
Focus on the Family is politicizing a common and protected practice.
By Cavan Concannon
Report
Should College Students Get a Break for Religious Holidays? One State Says Yes.
After a win in Washington, religious accommodation advocates launch a state-by-state fight.
By Linda K. Wertheimer
Essay
For These Progressive Jews, Prayer is Part of the Protest
Public mourning rituals are highlighting injustice in U.S. immigration policies—and making an ethical claim about who is to be mourned.
By Molly Farneth
Essay
How Race Matters in the Physician-Assisted Suicide Debate
There are vast racial and ethnic differences in requests for physician-assisted suicide. We need to ask why.
By Terri Laws
Review
“American Heretics”: Blue Christians in a Red State
A biblical scholar reviews “American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel,” a new documentary that celebrates religious progressives in Oklahoma—and underestimates their savvy rivals.
By Jill Hicks-Keeton
Essay
Who Benefits from Conflicts Over Religious Freedom?
There’s confusion over the Constitution’s religion clauses, and it’s keeping conservative Christians loyal to Trump.
By Jenna Reinbold
Essay
Marianne Williamson’s Unorthodox Campaign
Aiming her message at “spiritual but not religious” voters, Williamson is a groundbreaking political figure in a long American tradition of alternative spirituality
By Kira Ganga Kieffer