Iâve reached a point in my life where the question of whether God exists feels largely irrelevant to me. That sentence would have shocked a younger version of myself, both the Catholic kid who was taught that God was the center of everything and the angry atheist teenager who thought disproving God was one ofContinue reading “Why the Existence of God Is Irrelevant to Me Now”
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đď¸ Interfaith Friday #28: Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission Faces Criticism
On May 1, 2025, President Donald Trump established a Religious Liberty Commission aimed at investigating and promoting policies to protect religious freedom in the U.S. Critics argue that the commission caters predominantly to White evangelicals and Christian nationalists, potentially undermining the religious liberty of minority faiths and secular citizens. Experts express concern over the commission’sContinue reading “đď¸ Interfaith Friday #28: Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission Faces Criticism”
Interfaith Friday #14: Housing Is a Human Right
Faith leaders and non-religious advocates are joining forces to fight homelessness and housing insecurity. In New York, a coalition of Buddhist temples and Jewish congregations teamed up with secular housing justice organizations to convert unused religious properties into transitional housing. Meanwhile, humanist organizations are lobbying for rent control laws and tenant protections. This united effortContinue reading “Interfaith Friday #14: Housing Is a Human Right”
Interfaith Friday #11: Faith in Doubt: Atheist and Agnostic Voices on Church-State Separation
As states push faith-based legislation into public education and healthcare, many atheist and agnostic Americans are raising concerns about the erosion of secular governance. For these communities, church-state separation isnât about hostility to religionâitâs about protecting pluralism. “We will continue to fight back to ensure that no religion dominates our political system, and that allContinue reading “Interfaith Friday #11: Faith in Doubt: Atheist and Agnostic Voices on Church-State Separation”
Interfaith Friday #5: Christian Nationalism and the Erosion of True Religious Liberty
A growing movement of Christian nationalismâwhere the government is seen as an instrument of a singular, conservative religious visionâthreatens pluralism in America. Recent legislation in several states requires âBiblical values educationâ in public schools, and public funding is increasingly funneled into explicitly Christian programs. This marginalizes non-Christian, progressive, and secular voices alike. âChristianity doesnât needContinue reading “Interfaith Friday #5: Christian Nationalism and the Erosion of True Religious Liberty”