In 2025, the United States saw another round of cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). While lawmakers framed this as a budgetary measure, the consequences reverberated across religious communities that have long played a frontline role in feeding the hungry. From Islamic centers offering iftar meals to low-income families during Ramadan, to ChristianContinue reading “Interfaith Friday #10: Faith in Crisis: How the 2025 SNAP Cuts Threaten Religious Communities Fighting Hunger”
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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”
Interfaith Friday #4: Book Bans and the Attack on Interfaith Education
The rise in book bans across U.S. schools and libraries is not only censoring LGBTQ+ and racial justice topicsâitâs also erasing the complexity of religion in America. Books about Sikhism, Islam, Judaism, Paganism, and even non-Western Christian traditions have been quietly pulled from shelves under âanti-critical race theoryâ and âparental rightsâ justifications. This silences voicesContinue reading “Interfaith Friday #4: Book Bans and the Attack on Interfaith Education”
Interfaith Friday #2: Abortion Bans and Interfaith Solidarity: Progressive Faith Leaders Speak Out
Following new abortion restrictions in several U.S. states, progressive faith leaders from various religious backgrounds are stepping up to voice their support for reproductive freedom. Rabbi Talia Cohen, Reverend Joseph Black, and Imam Leila Siddiqui recently held an interfaith vigil outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Missouri. âOur faith calls us to protect life, butContinue reading “Interfaith Friday #2: Abortion Bans and Interfaith Solidarity: Progressive Faith Leaders Speak Out”
Interfaith Friday #1: Muslim-Americans and the 2025 Surveillance Bill: A Renewed Fear
Congress is currently advancing a new federal surveillance bill aimed at âdomestic threat mitigation,â but civil liberties groups are sounding the alarm. For many Muslim-Americans, the language is hauntingly familiar. Back in the early 2000s, the Patriot Act led to increased surveillance and profiling of Muslims in the U.S. Today, with vague definitions of extremismContinue reading “Interfaith Friday #1: Muslim-Americans and the 2025 Surveillance Bill: A Renewed Fear”