This Fourth of July, Let’s Reflect: What Does Interfaith America Mean to You?
June 30, 2022
The Fourth of July is a celebration of American democracy. Some see it as a time to take a break from work or gather with family for backyard BBQ parties and fireworks.
But in our deeply polarized nation, many are also grappling with conflicting emotions around what it means to be patriotic and fears about the future of our democracy.
This year, Americans are reeling from multiple mass shootings, an ongoing global pandemic and its repercussions on the economy, an intense period of political and social unrest to address the country’s systemic racism, and most recently, polarizing decisions from the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v Wade. This year the Fourth of July feels particularly heavy.
Perhaps it’s a time not just to celebrate, but also to reflect.
I invited my colleagues to reflect upon a fundamental question that drives our organization to build a better nation during times of deep difference: What does interfaith America mean to you?
Here’s what they had to say.
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