Diverse religious traditions share a common imperative to care for the marginalized, yet when it comes to people with disabilities, congregations have often struggled to adapt and be welcoming.

According to LifeWay Research findings released in November 2012, 43 percent of Americans “strongly agreed” and 20 percent “somewhat agreed” that businesses should be required to provide employees with health care coverage that includes contraception at no cost even if it violates the business owners’ religious convictions.

The Coalition to Stop the HHS Mandate, also known as the Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally Coalition, includes more than 100 groups nationwide that say the contraception coverage mandate infringes on religious liberty. The coalition’s website includes a hotlinked list of member organizations.

Read a March 6, 2014, JTA story about a conflict in the Jewish community over distribution of a children’s book that depicts a family with two dads.

This Feb. 27, 2014, NBC News story explores how the battleground is growing over religious liberty and gay rights.

According to a survey released in June 2013 by the Pew Research Center, 51 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage, and nearly three out of four people think legal recognition of it is inevitable.

Jodi Magee is founding president and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health.

Michael L. “Mikey” Weinstein is founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a New Mexico-based organization that says the wall separating church and state has been seriously breached in the U.S. military. Weinstein, a former military attorney who graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy, is co-author of With God on Our Side: […]

Daniel Mach is director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s program on freedom of religion and belief.