Essay: Americans accept people of other faiths, but there’s room to grow
In an article first published on Religion News Service, CHRIS WALSH, director of global policy at the George W Bush Institute, and WILLIAM MCKENZIE, a senior editorial adviser at the institute, say that as members of a pluralistic society we are called to meet, discuss and even disagree about faith…
Rashad Hussain confirmed as first Muslim US religious freedom ambassador
RNS Rashad Hussain has been confirmed as the US ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, making him the first Muslim American in the role. Hussain was confirmed by the US Senate last Thursday by an overwhelming vote of 85 to five. Rashad Hussain on 8th February. PICTURE: Courtesy of US State Dept/US Mission Geneva/Creative Commons The […]
Voting rights demonstration leads to faith leaders’ arrests outside White House
Washington DC, US RNS An interfaith assortment of faith leaders and actors were arrested outside the White House on Tuesday as they demanded in prayers and speeches that President Joe Biden and lawmakers in Congress do more to advocate for voting rights legislation. Rev Jamal Bryant, a prominent Georgia pastor who had asked God in […]