A recently released annual review of anti-Semitism from the Anti-Defamation League identified 1,879 anti-Semitic incidents in 2018. Issued in the aftermath of the shooting at the Chabad in Poway, [...]
The Trump era death-by-a-thousand-cuts assault on our free press continues seemingly without an end. While most Americans are distracted by the crush of tweets and outrageous headlines we’ve come [...]
Despite religious leaders from a wide array of faith traditions encouraging adherents to vaccinate their children, some parents are still claiming a religious exemption. Donald G. McNeil, Jr., [...]
2019 marks the 25th anniversary of Interfaith Alliance, and Welton will begin our celebration of this milestone with a visit from Rabbi Jack Moline, president of Interfaith Alliance. In 1994, a [...]
In the midst of current political tensions, we continue to shine a spotlight on the concerted, long-term effort from the political Religious Right to turn our nation in a theocratic, [...]
Each year the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding release a survey closely examining the experiences and public perceptions of and by Muslims in the United States. Dalia Mogahed, [...]
This past week was National Parks Week. We find ourselves in a time when political commitment to the environment seems at a low in our country, while many activists, particularly among younger [...]
A prominent leader in the American Jewish community, Nancy Kaufman has led the National Council of Jewish Women as its first-ever CEO for the past eight years. In that time, our country [...]
The horror of a religious ideology being associated with an attack of this scale – or any violence, for that matter – cannot be overstated. It seems that each month, we mourn acts of violence [...]
There are all kinds of activism in times of war. Some work for peace. Others offer help for the wounded. Others still devote themselves to nurturing recovery in war’s aftermath. A very special [...]