Culture Wars | Religious Progressivism Benefits Society

Discussions of religion and politics often focus on conservative opinion and the agenda of the Christian right. However, as Richard Parker explains in the following viewpoint, religious progressivism is a vital, albeit unrecognized, force in American life. Left-leaning religious believers in the Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish traditions are actively participating in struggles for wage reform, labor rights, improved lowincome housing, health care, and ecological sustainability. Moreover, the denominational teachings of the major religions emphasize the importance of such progressive...

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