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Unprecedented “All Are Neighbors” Event at Baylor to Spotlight LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Faith

WACO, TX – Student leaders at Baylor will host a historic event on campus on Wednesday, April 22nd, as prominent Christian advocates for LGBTQ+ rights address the “All Are Neighbors” gathering – offering a powerful, values-driven alternative to Turning Point USA’s “This Is the Turning Point” tour stop happening the same day.

If Hungary Can Do It...: Reversing Democracy’s Decline with Staffan Lindberg

Key insights from the V-Dem Institute's Global Democracy Report, focusing on election dynamics and the state of democracy as well as religion influences on the decline of American democracy.

Keep Public Funds in Public Schools

Building a Moral Analysis for a Critical Election Year

Faith leaders and scholars gathered at Yale to confront rising authoritarianism and Christian nationalism, and to chart a moral, collective path forward to defend democracy in 2026.

“Religious Liberty” Commissioner’s Attack on Separation of Church and State Shows Dangerous Intent to Repress Constitutional Freedoms

At a hearing this week of President Trump’s “Religious Liberty Commission”, the commission’s chair, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, said that “the separation of church and state is the biggest lie that’s been told in America since our founding.”

The Islamic Tradition of Building Interfaith Alliances for Immigrants

Drawing on the life of the Prophet Muhammad and early Islamic history, Interfaith Leadership Network member Dr. Iqbal Akhtar shows that interfaith solidarity with immigrants is a religious obligation, not just a political choice.