the first question we are asked about our work is to explain what we mean by religious pluralism in the American context, and why it is so critical to a healthy vibrant democracy. To that end, we will launch a series of short blog posts explaining some of the concepts around the work of the Inclusive America Project. Today, we begin with our definition of religious pluralism.
Religious pluralism is the state of being where every individual in a religiously diverse society has the rights, freedoms, and safety to worship, or not, according to their conscience.
This definition is founded in the American motto e pluribus unum, that we, as a nation, are gathered together as one out of many. So our thinking about pluralism focuses on the American reality of religious diversity and the rights and freedoms guaranteed to us in our Constitution. First, religious diversity in America is increasing, and with ongoing demographic shifts, will continue to do so. But religious diversity on its own is not religious pluralism;
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the first question we are asked about our work is to explain what we mean by religious pluralism in the American context, and why it is so critical to a healthy vibrant democracy. To that end, we will launch a series of short blog posts explaining some of the concepts around the work of the Inclusive America Project. Today, we begin with our definition of religious pluralism.
Religious pluralism is the state of being where every individual in a religiously diverse society has the rights, freedoms, and safety to worship, or not, according to their conscience.
This definition is founded in the American motto e pluribus unum, that we, as a nation, are gathered together as one out of many. So our thinking about pluralism focuses on the American reality of religious diversity and the rights and freedoms guaranteed to us in our Constitution. First, religious diversity in America is increasing, and with ongoing demographic shifts, will continue to do so. But religious diversity on its own is not religious pluralism;