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The Rev. Jennifer Butler (https://revjenbutler) is the founding CEO of Faith in Public Life and Faith in Public Life Action. She is the author of Who Stole My Bible: Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny and Born Again: The Christian Right Globalized. She chaired President Obamas Faith Based Council from 2014 to 2015. Before leading FPL, Jennifer spent ten years working in the field of international human rights representing the Presbyterian Church (USA) at the United Nations and is an ordained minister.

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The Quest for Rest: Sabbath as Resistance

Last week, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles was (and continues to be) disparaged... read more

CRT: Telling the Truth about American History

I don’t know about you, but in all the time I spent... read more

Congress Must Deliver a Holy Recovery

As I look at the struggles of this nation today, with so... read more

Christian Nationalism and the Struggle for LGBTQ Equality:...

A couple weeks ago, I joined a group of religious leaders at... read more

Religious Freedom Amid an Attempted Coup

Religious Freedom Day falls at a dangerous moment this year. As the... read more

6 ways to protect your church from conspiracy...

One month after the 2016 election, a gunman stormed into a pizza... read more

Women of faith ready to dump Trump

From day one of his political career, President Trump’s rhetoric and policies... read more

DACA: A Dream Endures

The struggle over legal protections for young immigrants is a proxy conflict... read more

Black Lives Matter to God

Racist violence is swirling in the air this week, telling us to... read more

Religious liberty isn’t a license to kill

Debates about church and state have never been for the faint of... read more

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