Law
Report
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
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
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
Interview
First They Came for the Buddhists: Faith, Citizenship, and the Internment Camps
Duncan Ryūken Williams discusses his new book, “American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War.”
By Eric C. Miller
Editor’s Note
Time for Deeper Conversations Around “Heartbeat” Bills
Many subtle and principled religious viewpoints, some leaning toward and others leaning away from further regulation of abortion, are not represented in today’s public debate.
By Marie Griffith
Essay
Dangerous Logic at the Border: Religion and the Travel Ban
Religion, race, and national security are entangled in the history of American foreign and immigration policy.
By Elizabeth Shakman Hurd