Sally Steenland interviews Rev. Victoria Ferguson about her work to protect women’s rights and her specific thoughts on faith, domestic violence, and reproductive justice.
Issue Brief
The growing number of religiously unaffiliated Americans presents potential challenges for both political parties, but their presence may also be beneficial.
A recent insurance company commercial demonstrates the values of compassion and community, which support the Affordable Care Act.
Claims of threats to “religious liberty” are all too often not about the free exercise of religion but instead about discriminating against gay Americans.
For many people of faith, the fight for health care reform reflects deeply held values that were tested in the political arena and still remain strong.
The Center for American Progress's Faith and Progressive Policy team examine five issues that will drive conscientious voters to the polls: immigration, health care, the economy, the environment, and gay and transgender equality.
Americans are becoming less opposed to marriage equality and increasingly unlikely to base their vote on antigay and antitransgender measures.
Today’s faith leaders are calling upon the nation to enact comprehensive immigration reform that reflects our nation’s core values of treasuring human dignity, honoring family, and caring for our neighbor.
When taken as a moral issue, efforts to combat climate change find supporters across the religious spectrum.
In addition to thousands of churches, faith-based nonprofits, and activist groups working tirelessly to serve the poor, clergy and laypeople alike are speaking out to eradicate poverty and encouraging elected officials to create economic policies that are fair and just.
This year’s presidential election is proving that so-called “values voters” aren’t just focused on abortion and marriage equality.
Interview with Zeenat Rahman, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's special adviser for Global Youth Issues at the U.S. Department of State.
Acts of violence against Muslim Americans and their houses of worship have increased, especially in the weeks since Ramadan began this year.
Members of the Islamophobia network in the United States are behind the anti-Islam video that sparked the protests in the region and the deaths in Libya.
Jack Jenkins analyzes what it meant for Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan and Sister Simone Campbell to speak at this year’s Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention.