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Last week, we promised a follow-up with author, activist and attorney Rabbi Jay Michaelson once the Masterpiece Cake Shop decision was handed down by the Supreme Court. Jay is a member of the [...]

The Supreme Court gave everyone a chance to claim victory with its decision this past week in favor of the baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple. The baker claimed free speech [...]

Hyper-partisanship and political gridlock characterize much of our national politics, but at the state and local level, it can still be a different story. Working to change the narrative is the [...]

The Justice not Jails initiative from the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity recently released the results of an online survey that points to a shocking amount of misinformation about our [...]

With only four weeks left in this year’s Supreme Court session, some of the most high-profile and consequential cases have yet to be decided, including a ruling that will determine whether [...]

Happy Pride Month! As people across the country celebrate Pride and the fourth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision making marriage equality law of the land, we’re waiting for [...]

It’s the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a time that involves daily fasting and a communal meal – Iftar – to break the fast each night at sundown. There are lessons people of all faiths and of no [...]

Living at a time when there seems to be a breaking news controversy nearly every hour, the greatest threat to our democracy may be sheer exhaustion. The non-stop news cycle presents dueling [...]

The unshakable, almost religious support that some display for the National Rifle Association’s absolutist agenda can be perplexing for many other Americans. Randy Potts, who recently wrote [...]

It’s Memorial Day Weekend. As we remember the service members who lost their lives protecting our hard-won freedoms, the holiday weekend offers the opportunity to rest and renew, to hold our dear [...]