Promoting Pluralism and Enabling Bridge Building
Across a diversity of beliefs and practices, faith communities share teachings and values that recognize shared humanity and encourage us to respect and care for our fellow humans across lines of difference. Faith-based settings are one area in American society that maintains the potential to unite people across race, class, culture, and ideology. In this way, faith communities play a crucial role in promoting pluralism, protecting religious diversity, and enabling bridge-building, all of which are essential for the health of democracy.
EXPLORE THE EVIDENCE
Religious traditions teach us how to offer grace, extend forgiveness, and recognize our common humanity across many forms of diversity.
Religious diversity is an important part of our commitment to pluralism. Religious tolerance is a core principle of American law.
Religious and spiritual communities include people of diverse races, genders, ages, abilities, and sometimes even diverse religious identities and backgrounds. Building trust and cohesiveness within these communities requires active bridge-building.
Evidence that demonstrates faith’s role in bridge building
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EXEMPLARS
Faith-inspired organizations that are contributing to pluralism.
(* denotes FIAD partner)