She is the first woman and, as a Jew, the first non-Christian to lead the 71-year-old group. And in an increasingly diverse America, there is little agreement on what is meant by “religion” and when the state is becoming too involved or not enough. But polling by the firm PRRI suggests Americans oppose protecting religious rights when it means discriminating. In the past couple of years, Laser has worked on curriculum and consulting related to racism and white privilege. “It means freedom of religion will be about a diverse, vibrant country, and not a monolithic, culturally favored religion in this country.”READ MORE:Can LGBT rights and religious rights coexist?

Source: Washington Post February 21, 2018 11:07 UTC