Religious Freedom C/O Humanity

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Bishop McElroy on voting with faith and a conscience In Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis points powerfully to the vocation of faith-filled citizenship: An authentic faith … always involves a deep desire to change the world, to transmit values, to lea...

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Sacred Native American burial sites are being blown up for Trump’s border wall, lawmaker says The border wall site is home to ancestral grounds sacred to the Tohono O’odham Nation.

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Bonhoeffer: "Your 'yes' to God requires your 'no' to all injustice, to all evil, to all lies..." The life and thought of Dietrich Bonhoeffer persists as an essential and critical voice even seventy five years after his death. There are so many reasons to pay attention to the occasional writings and speakings of Bonhoeffer; but in our...

Books of the Day
Mark Twain's "Following the Equator" (1899)
https://archive.org/stream/followingequator00twaiuoft /52/mode/2up

Tisa Wenger's "Religious Freedom: The Contested History of an American Ideal" (2017)

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Religion of the Day
Bahai Faith - believes that God is an unknowable divine being who has revealed himself through nine manifestations (prophets), including Adam, Moses, Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, and Bahaullah.
Learn more about this religion: https://www.bahai.us/

Baha'is of the United States Official website of The Baha'is of the United States. It’s time for humanity to come together as one family, to create a world where everyone can thrive.

https://religionnews.com/2020/01/09/new-documents-show-government-targeted-nyc-pastor-for-officiating-immigrant-weddings/

New documents show government targeted NYC pastor for officiating immigrant weddings - Religion News Service (RNS) — "My faith and belief in ministering to the vulnerable brought me to the border,” the Rev. Kaji Douša said. “It's now undeniably clear that the government targeted me for this very calling."

DEFINITION OF THE DAY: Moral Injury - is the damage done to one’s conscience or moral compass when that person perpetrates, witnesses, or fails to prevent acts that transgress one’s own moral beliefs, values, or ethical codes of conduct. - Syracuse University

Basically it's the psychological scars we carry when our moral or ethical beliefs are attacked. It can cause us to become desensitized. - Dr. Itihari Toure

Have you experienced a moral injury while striving to practice your religious beliefs?

"RELIGION OF THE DAY"
Wicca - It is a nature religion, not Satanism. Wiccans practice divination and spell casting rituals.
Learn more about this faith at www.wicca.org

Home Inside are materials about the Church and School of Wicca, including history, descriptions of correspondence courses, biographies of the founders and more.

Remember the works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and Religious Freedom This week we commemorate and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the values of freedom and equality that Dr. King fought so hard for. This week (Jan 16) we also celebrate Religious Freedom Day, which commemorates the passage of the Virginia Statue for Religious Liberty, 226 years ago....

“Legally, constitutionally, or otherwise, the state certainly has no such right to interfere in an individual’s exercise of religion." - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Braver America on National Religious Freedom Day In America, no freedom is more fundamental than freedom of religion. It is one of the most hopeful building blocks we have to ensure that we remain a global symbol of what rich and inclusive diversity looks like. I’m a pastor - that is why I value this piece of my American heritage so deeply.

"RELIGION OF THE DAY"
Sikhism - One of the beliefs of this faith is that ego, anger, greed, attachment, and lust are the five evils that condemn the soul. The goal of a Sikh is to overcome these evils to be released from karma.

Learn more about this faith at https://www.sikhs.org

DEFINITION OF THE DAY: Religious Freedom
"Religious freedom is more than the 'freedom to worship' at a synagogue, church, or mosque. It means people shouldn't have to go against their core values and beliefs in order to conform to culture or government." - The Heritage Foundation

January 16th was National Religious Freedom Day. Do you believe that all Americans have the freedom to exercise this First Amendment right?

Prayer is a conversation that occurs in the heart and mind of an individual that he/she shares with their deity. It isn't always out loud or obvious.

Should public schools receive guidance or advice from the government about prayer in school?

Is the government's involvement in this topic a violation of the First Amendment right to practice religion?