Faith grows when we uphold its vision for a better world and speak of it in the public square-while keeping church and state separate.
A practical and empowering resource. It provides ideas and strategies for expressing a clear, forceful and progressive religious point of view that is all too often overlooked and under represented in public discourse. It identifies the religious themes in today's great debates-gay rights, the needs of children...
Faith grows when we uphold its vision for a better world and speak of it in the public square-while keeping church and state separate.
A practical and empowering resource. It provides ideas and strategies for expressing a clear, forceful and progressive religious point of view that is all too often overlooked and under represented in public discourse. It identifies the religious themes in today's great debates-gay rights, the needs of children and families, church-state separation and reproductive rights, including access to sex education, contraception and abortion care-and presents new language and methods for effective communication with the media, policy makers and community. It steers away from the polemics and jargon of politics-left, right, liberal, conservative, socialist-and instead relies on factual historical examples, current events and personal stories to illustrate the best ways to communicate the positive role faith can play in personal and public life by reinforcing the separation of church and state.
Dennis Ross, author and congregational rabbi, is director of the multifaith network Concerned Clergy for Choice. He also consults to Planned Parenthood on clergy organizing, religion in the media, and religious lobbying. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of religion and the media at houses of worship, college campuses, professional conferences, health centers and other venues. He is the author of God in Our Relationships: Spirituality between People from the Teachings of Martin Buber.
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A practical and empowering resource. It provides ideas and strategies for expressing a clear, forceful and progressive religious point of view that is all too often overlooked and under represented in public discourse. It identifies the religious themes in today's great debates-gay rights, the needs of children...