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Debating the Divine
This collection of essays aims to turn down the heat and turn up the light on the question of whether religion should be a force shaping our public policies and our common civic life.
Pursuing the Global Common Good
When is war justified? Is the use of torture ever acceptable? These are some of the issues in a new book by policy experts and faith leaders, published by the Center for American Progress.Other Religion & Values Features
November 19, 2009
How to Make the Afghanistan War a “Just War”
Susan Thistlethwaite and Brian Katulis argue that moral considerations should shape the Obama administration’s decision on the Afghanistan war.
November 16, 2009
Young Muslim American Voices Are More Important than Ever
Last week CAP launched a project with young Muslim American leaders to promote understanding of America’s growing religious diversity.
November 5, 2009
Progressive People of Faith Call for Health Reform
Marta Cook highlights what faith groups across the country are doing to support health care reform.
November 4, 2009
Introduction of His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Remarks from John D. Podesta at a joint Center for American Progress and Georgetown University event.
November 4, 2009
A Changeless Faith for a Changing World
Address of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Orthodox Christianity.
November 4, 2009
A Revolutionary Faith
Statement on remarks from His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Orthodox Christianity.
October 15, 2009
Evangelicals Step Up for Marriage Equality
Marta Cook documents the growing grassroots support for LGBT rights among evangelicals.
October 1, 2009
The Rise of Progressive Religious Activists
Religious activists are embracing progressive issues such as health care reform and immigration reform, poverty, and climate change, write Valerie Shen and Sally Steenland.
September 25, 2009
Faith Leaders Push for Immigration Reform
Faith leaders at a CAP event encourage people to think of the moral imperative underlying the immigration reform debate.
September 23, 2009
A Time to Be Born
Faith leaders should play a role in creating a dialogue about the use of assisted reproductive technologies, writes Dr. Kate Ott.
September 22, 2009
Expert in the Field: Greensboro, North Carolina
Sam Fulwood visits goes to Greensboro, North Carolina to take a look at how communities of faith are mobilizing around immigration.
September 22, 2009
Interactive Map: Faith Groups Rally Around Immigration Reform
Interactive map shows how faith groups across the country are promoting greater awareness on the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
September 22, 2009
Loving Thy Neighbor
Report from Sam Fulwood documents how many faith communities across the country are standing up for immigration reform.
September 17, 2009
Faith Experts Discuss Afghanistan
Brian Katulis briefs faith communities on the recent election in Afghanistan and how the United States and faith groups can provide sustainable help to the country.
July 21, 2009
Real Economic Development in Afghanistan: Women Rug Weavers Create Hope
Slideshow and Interview with Arzu Rugs CEO Connie Duckworth give an inside look at sustainable security in action in Afghanistan.
July 10, 2009
Faith and Science Personified
The nomination of Dr. Francis Collins to head the National Institutes of Health brings progressive faith and science together in one superb appointee, writes Sally Steenland.
June 23, 2009
Is the Religious Right Losing Its Grip?
Social conservatives stick to free market rhetoric despite their slipping influence in tough economic times, writes Lester Feder.
June 8, 2009
Religious Voices Are Critical for the Advancement of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equality
Last week CAP and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force released two groundbreaking reports on marriage-equality ballot initiatives in California and Michigan.
May 19, 2009
Good Religion Gone Bad
The revelation that Donald Rumsfeld appended Bible verses to secret Iraq war memos is problematic on many levels, write Sally Steenland and Susan Thistlethwaite.
May 14, 2009
Obama’s Notre Dame Dust-Up
President Obama will speak at Notre Dame’s commencement, despite protests, yet it’s the school, not the protesters, that’s in line with mainstream American Catholics, writes Susan Thistlethwaite.
April 29, 2009
The Question of Conscience
A panel of experts joined CAP to discuss conscience or refusal clauses and how they currently do not protect patients’ consciences or rights to access care.
April 22, 2009
21 Ways Faith Groups Are Combating Global Warming
Faith groups across the country are taking action to reduce the effects of global warming and reduce their own emissions.
April 16, 2009
A Role for Faith in Tough Economic Times
Brookings Institution economist Rebecca Blank discusses the recession, failures of the market, populist anger, and the role of faith communities during this time of economic turmoil with Sally Steenland.
April 14, 2009
Four Things You Didn’t Know About God and Same-Sex Marriage
Christians who oppose same-sex marriage say it goes against the biblical conception of marriage and sexuality, but they're wrong.
April 2, 2009
Young Muslim-American Voices: Young Muslim-American Calls for Inclusion and Respect
Sally Steenland interviews Safiya Ghori-Ahmad, the Muslim Public Affairs Council’s government relations director, as part of a new series on Young Muslim-American Voices.
March 13, 2009
Matters of Conscience
Obama moves to reinstate the balance of conscience among doctors and patients rather than favor only one set of beliefs, observes Sally Steenland.
March 3, 2009
Expressing Faith Through Marriage Equality
Progressive religious leaders should be a strong voice in the fight for marriage equality, writes Sarah Dreier. Opportunities to do so abound this week.
February 27, 2009
Weekly Round Up: February 23 - 27, 2009
Our experts analyzed Obama's budget, offered ideas for how to bring the electrical grid into the 21st century, and responded to Obama's call for a college education for all.
February 26, 2009
Conservative Virtues, Then and Now
Right-wing commentators argue Americans need the discipline of a recession, yet during the bubble they insisted greed was good, observes Sally Steenland.
February 26, 2009
Virtudes Conservadoras, Ayer y Ahora
Los comentaristas de la derecha sostienen que los estadounidenses necesitan la disciplina de una recesión e incluso durante la burbuja sostuvieron que la codicia era buena, como lo indica Sally Steenland.
February 24, 2009
Progressive Fundamentals: The Dignity of Work
Work is an essential component of human dignity, a fact that should not be ignored when considering how to move forward on economic recovery, writes Susan Thistlethwaite.
February 23, 2009
One Congress Under God
The 111th Congress is one of the most religiously diverse yet, embodying the founding fathers’ vision for religious freedom in the country, writes Sarah Dreier.
February 13, 2009
Science, Religion, and a Language for Public Policy
Experts at CAP event discuss the cultural history of Darwin's theory of evolution and its role in modern society.
February 12, 2009
Something Darwin Didn't Know
Darwin's commitment to weighing the facts, even when the topic was an emotional one, would serve competing advocates of science and religion well as the world celebrates the great naturalist's 200th birthday today and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his "On the Origin of Species."
February 10, 2009
The Role of Religion in Presidential Campaigns
E.J. Dionne and Shaun Casey discuss the changing shape of religion in presidential races, from Kennedy to Obama.
January 12, 2009
Faith-Based and Secular Groups Join Forces to Fight Big Coal in Virginia
Faith-based and environmental groups across Virginia have been joining forces to promote clean energy and stop new coal-fired power plants.
December 22, 2008
Jewish Groups Embrace Sustainable Agriculture
Jewish environmental organizations are bridging religious tradition with support for locally produced food, writes Lester Feder.
December 16, 2008
Improving Health Care Through Faith Partnerships
Gary Gunderson discusses how Memphis is providing better care through health partnerships with local faith communities.
November 24, 2008
A Growing Climate Partnership
Several environmental organizations are increasing their outreach to religious communities, writes Lester Feder.
November 13, 2008
Creation Care
Growing numbers of younger evangelicals are turning to the earth in their quest to find God, writes Lester Feder.
November 10, 2008
No Longer Red or Blue
Progressive religious voters played a large role in the 2008 election, proving that faith can transcend political divisions.
November 6, 2008
Red Faith Blue Faith
Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite and Sally Steenland examine the increasingly progressive preferences of religious voters.
October 16, 2008
Fighting Poverty with Faith
Faith groups heed a moral call to alleviate poverty in the United States and abroad, write Sally Steenland and Chase Nordengren.
October 9, 2008
Generation Gap Growing Among Religious Voters
The Young and the Faithful survey finds that young religious voters hold more progressive views than their older counterparts, writes Rev. Susan Thistlethwaite.
October 7, 2008
Forgive Us Our Debts?
Liberty in America is often equated with economic freedom. Constrain one’s freedom to make a deal — even a bad deal — some argue, and liberty is diminished.
October 7, 2008
It’s a Moral Meltdown, Too
Religious leaders and communities have responded to the financial crisis with strong voices and offers of support, write Sally Steenland and Sarah Dreier.
September 17, 2008
Black Ministers Rally Action on Climate Change
African Americans are disproportionately affected by global warming, and black churches are taking action, writes Lester Feder.
August 28, 2008
A Moral Prescription
The faith community is an important supporter of progressive health reform proposals, writes Lindsay Barrett.
August 14, 2008
God on the Radio
The rejection of a Christian environmental organization from a religious broadcaster's convention points to continuing climate change denial in conservative evangelicals.
July 24, 2008
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