Free Speech and Religion

Los Angeles and Atlanta are bringing people of different faiths together — and hoping it catches on elsewhere.

Nadine Strossen, professor at New York Law School, talks about using free speech to combat hate speech.

Imam Khalid Latif talks about Islamophobia, building interfaith bridges, and the role of religion in one’s life.

Shira Stutman is senior rabbi at a historic synagogue in Washington, DC that’s doing innovative things.

Reverend Adam Hamilton talks about mending divisions in his church, and around the country, in the Aspen Ideas to Go podcast.

For societies to thrive, they must share a set of common values that undergird social and governmental interactions.

Around the world, reporters and activists are being killed in pursuit of the truth.

America was built on religious freedom. Yet religious inclusion seems to be fl agging. The Justice and Society Program decided to examine pluralism as an American ideal. Zeenat Rahman and Allison K. Ralph discuss how to combat religious bias and promote an interfaith society.

Work that bridges religious divides is more urgent than ever.