Religous Freedom

The Threat of Indifference

Andrew Godinich | Posted 05.09.2012

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Andrew Godinich

Who are we when we cannot promise minority religious groups a police-free space on campus to worship? Are we simply so used to these petty injustices that we look the other way when they happen?

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Harvard Pluralism Project: 'Diversity Does Not Create Pluralism' (VIDEO)

Posted 08.06.2011

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Diane Eck, Director of Harvard University's Pluralism Project, talks about interfaith work and the importance of creating relationships out of diversi...

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When Principle and Politics Meet at the Mosque

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judge H. Lee Sarokin

The political imbroglio over the Cordoba Initiative in New York is not about the mosque. It's about the overwhelming impulse to be elected or re-elected to the detriment of all else in the public interest.

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Religious Freedom Doesn't Have a Geographical Contraint

Daniel Bear | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Bear

The recent uproar over a mosque/community center being built blocks from the World Trade Center has evoked passionate responses from numerous parties....

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Religion and Region

Venkat Srinivasan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Venkat Srinivasan

A trip to a mosque in Harlem and a church in the Bronx: there are no easy answers in religion, especially when mixed with nationhood.

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Senator Kennedy and the Animated Discourse of Liberty

Pat Nolan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pat Nolan

The patriot Sam Adams celebrated the "animated discourse of liberty." Neither Kennedy nor his staff disrespected my own strongly held views on abortion, gay marriage and judicial nominations.

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Burma Imprisons 2 Dissidents For Praying For Suu Kyi

Al Jazeera English | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two members of Myanmar's main opposition party have been sentenced to 18 months in prison for "insulting religion", after they prayed for the release ...

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