Religious Liberty in the Time of Culture Wars Parts 1 & 2

One area where you can get consensus from the Right & Left is the importance of religious liberty. Both cherish this ideal. The problem is that each wing defines it differently. I'm sure we wouldn't have to travel far to find people who believe that they can choose not to serve gay customers, yet also feel that they have a right to ban the construction of mosques in their town.

. Claire is Outreach and Campaign Manager for the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative at American Progress.

Prior to joining American Progress, she worked as the field associate and minimum-wage lobbyist for NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby. Previously, she worked in Catholic education as a high school teacher and college campus minister. Much of her professional and academic work has focused on theological foundations for more inclusive faith communities and building communities of faith where political activism is a natural extension of a rich spiritual life. These aired in 2016.