All politics is religious: speaking faith to the

Faith grows when we uphold its vision for a better world and speak of it in the public squarewhile keeping church and state separate.A practical and empowering resource. It provides ideas and strategies for expressing a clear, forceful and progressive religious point of view that is all too often overlooked and under represented in public discourse. It identifies the religious themes in todays great debatesgay rights, the needs of children and families, church-state separation and reproductive rights, including access to sex education, contraception and abortion careand presents new language and methods for effective communication with the media, policy makers and community. It steers away from the polemics and jargon of politicsleft, right, liberal, conservative, socialistand instead relies on factual historical examples, current events and personal stories to illustrate the best ways to communicate the positive role faith can play in personal and public life by reinforcing the separation of church and state.