In assessing the historical development of these institutions, Schumann argues that "mainstream" immigrant and post-migrant Muslims in the United States constitute a "Muslim diaspora" that evolved an identity discourse in the 1980s -1990s that enables them to embrace political participation in the American public sphere while maintaining a sense of connection to the wider "Muslim world." Studies of societal shifts in American religious groups identify a renewed spirit of voluntarism and increasing Congregationalism.4 They indicate a pluralism of organizational styles, decision-making processes, and interplays between individual piety, communal identity, service provision, and public religion.5 The role of non-"church" religious organizations in the U.S. often complement, supplement, or...
This language is necessarily very broad, but appears to protect nearly every nonphysical manifestation of cultural heritage, particularly those which members of a community, groups, or even individuals would consider special or identifying characteristics. Since the language is so broad as to protect "knowledge" and "skills," it almost certainly represents an effort to include less abstract manifestations of cultural property, such as religious imagery. [...] Native American groups, for example, might have cognizable claims against the use of their images and symbols at sporting events12 or in performance art.13 Cultural property can be especially hard to define in certain contexts, as well.
The historical connection between American religious groups and foreign relations was examined to determine the effects of such relationship. Results show that American religious interest groups and religious issues abroad have affected US foreign policy, but only in a minor way. Policymakers have been indirectly affected by serious religious ideas. Moreover, the domestic religious scene is significantly affected by major foreign policies.
Religious tolerance is under attack. The targeting of Christians in Iraq threatens not only a historic community of hundreds of thousands of souls, but the very heart of Western democracy. Tolerance to all religious groups was one of the founding ideas of the American way. We can take pride in having exported it to large areas of the globe. All people have benefited from this, not just minorities and people of faith. Generally, governments that refuse to extend full protection to religious identification and expression are governments that take personal liberties lightly. Experience has shown that those governments cannot be trusted to keep to agreements, making our efforts on their behalf worthless. The health of religious liberty is therefore a good test of where to commit our resourc...
Though I am unpersuaded by Heclo's approach, his essay is nonetheless a positive step away from the contemporary, simplistic, self-assured insistence that this is a Christian country.\n Yes, defined broadly, Christianity was the common element among dominant religious groups when the American constitutional experiment began, but the Founders gave no thought to making women equal to men. [...] states have permitted faith-healing parents to be immune to liability or even prosecution for the serious harm done to their children as a result of medical neglect, and Congress has exempted churches and other religious organizations from land-use laws, thereby allowing them, for example, to build structures that rob a neighborhood of its residential character.
NEW YORK - The prestigious Jewish Theological Seminary has sponsored dialogues with all sorts of American religious and ethnic groups over the past 67 years, but never with evangelical Protestants - until last week. Conservative Judaism's prime campus was the site for respectful talks between national-level figures from both faiths, with participants agreeing on support for Israel and greater willingness from each side to learn about the other. But there also was evident wariness on domestic politics, reflecting the complicated relationship between the two groups.
The prestigious Jewish Theological Seminary has sponsored dialogues with all sorts of American religious and ethnic groups over the past 67 years, but never with evangelical Protestants -- until last week. Conservative Judaism's prime campus was the site for respectful talks between national-level figures from both faiths, with participants agreeing on support for Israel and greater willingness from each side to learn about the other. But there also was evident wariness on domestic politics, reflecting the complicated relationship between the two groups.
The Living Church of God congregation that met Saturdays in a Brookfield hotel ballroom is one of scores of American religious groups that gather regularly in hotels, schools and movie theaters. Religious scholars say that while no definitive census of similar groups exists, every major American city hosts regular meetings of people looking for spiritual guidance outside of the traditional brick-and-mortar church.
September Eleventh Families, Religious Leaders, Civic Groups, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Groups Announce Coalition to Support Religious Freedom - New York Neighbors for American Values Speaks Out in Support of Park51 NEW YORK, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, August 25, more than 40 prominent organizations, civic groups, leaders and religious and interfaith groups will join together to announce the creation of a coalition in support of religious freedom and diversity and to rebuff the increasingly strident opposition to a proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero.
The historical roots of the "cultural resources" employed by different social movements are examined. Cultural resources are symbols, meanings, ideologies and legitimacy that social movements and political groups used in their collective actions to recruit members, persuade bystanders and neutralize the opposition. It is shown that cultural resources drawn from religion are potent weapons in American politics even if the religious groups are not prominent players within the movement.
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