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April 5, 2010

Michael Kessler Blogs: No Sabbath rest for job weary?

With the economic downturn and massive job losses, it seems many Americans have no sympathy for employees requesting religious accommodations for Sabbath observance. Comments on a recent news story about an EEOC lawsuit against Lowe's for failing to allow a Baptist to not work on Sundays almost all tilt toward hostility to the man's religious beliefs. Hard times seem to make for hardened hearts...

April 1, 2010

Letter to President Obama on International Religious Freedom

A joint letter signed by more than 25 organizations and individuals, including Center Senior Fellow Thomas Farr, was delivered on March 30 to President Obama urging him to fill immediately the still-vacant position of U.S. Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom. More details on Farr's Washington Post blog, "Faith and Foreign Policy."

March 29, 2010

Katherine Marshall Blogs: Faith vs. fear in America

Stephen Heinz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, is passionate about democracy. For him, it is about far more than voting and congressional battles. It is a way of life, a set of fundamental values, a will that leads to courage, reason, compassion and the common good...

March 29, 2010

Michael Kessler blogs: Silencing student religious beliefs

Imagine you are 18 years old and worked hard to be the best student in your class. You are the valedictorian and are invited to give a brief speech at graduation. You want to thank those important to your successful journey, including mentioning the importance of your religious belief to your academic success. And the principal tells you that you are not permitted to do so...

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Cardinal Robert McElroy speaking in front of a podium in Copley Formal Lounge

January 6, 2025

Georgetown Welcomes Cardinal Robert McElroy as New Archbishop of Washington

Over the past decade, McElroy has visited Georgetown and engaged with events hosted by the Berkley Center and the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. He also contributed a chapter to the Georgetown University Press book A World Free from Nuclear Weapons: The Vatican Conference on Disarmament, co-edited by the late Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., then a Berkley Center senior fellow.

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