Photo Credit: Jerry McBroom

Photo Credit: Jerry McBroom

Below is a list of highlighted resources from our national member denominations and organizations. These link to specific statements, guides, videos, and other resources that encourage interfaith community building and address the problem of anti-Muslim discrimination in the United States.

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+ American Baptist Churches USA

  1. American Baptist Resolution on Interreligious Prejudice
  2. Main website http://www.abc-usa.org/

+ Arab American Institute

  1. Main website http://www.aaiusa.org/

+ BJC (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

  1. Standing against Islamophobia
  2. Christians Against Christian Nationalism
  3. Race and Religious Liberty: Religious Liberty has been white too long, videos and discussion guides
  4. A step forward in stopping anti-Muslim policies: NO BAN Act passes house, by Amanda Tyler (July 22, 2020)
  5. As Trump expands the travel ban, remember this policy's roots: Unconstitutional anti-Muslim bias, by Amanda Tyler (January 31, 2020)
  6. Religious liberty and the travel ban, by Holly Hollman (June 7, 2018)
  7. Loving and knowing our neighbors, a sermon from Amanda Tyler (July 16, 2017)
  8. Religious freedom, privilege and interfaith dialogue, by Kyle Tubbs (June 7, 2018)
  9. Main website http://www.bjconline.org/

+ Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) & United Church of Christ

  1. Interfaith Relations
  2. Interfaith Toolkit
  3. Countering Islamophobia
  4. Main website https://disciples.org/

+ Christian Reformed Church of North America

  1. Statement on race relations
  2. Main website https://www.crcna.org/

+ Church of the Brethren

  1. General secretary statement against anti-Muslim rhetoric (Statement)
  2. Statement Against Anti-Muslim Rhetoric (Video statement)
  3. 2018 Vision of Ecumenism for the 21st Century
  4. 1981 World Mission
  5. Main website http://www.brethren.org/

+ Church World Service

  1. Civic Engagement Toolkit
  2. GreaterAs1: Home
  3. Main website https://cwsglobal.org/

+ Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

  1. Trying to find the same peace: A Baptist-Muslim Dialogue Reflection
  2. CBF pastors sign statement condemning racism and recommit to pursuing racial justice (statement)
  3. Baptist Pastor Defends Muslim friends
  4. Main website https://cbf.net/

+ The Episcopal Church

  1. Make Me an Instrument of Peace: A Guide to Civil Discourse.
  2. Rooted in Jesus Interreligious Resources
  3. Church leaders rally, speak out against anti-Muslim rhetoric.
  4. Act condemning unjust scapegoating
  5. Churches Uniting in Christ Statement on White Nationalism and White Supremacism (statement)
  6. Christian-Muslim Relations: Theological and Practical Guidance for The Episcopal Church (2021)
  7. Main website https://www.episcopalchurch.org/

+ Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

  1. Inter-Religious Policy Statement
  2. ELCA Guidelines for Ministry in a Multi-religious World
  3. Muslim Relations (Resources, Talking Points, & Study Guide)
  4. “Advocacy Tools for Loving Your Neighbor” webinar video
  5. Main website https://www.elca.org/

+ Faith in Public Life

  1. Clergy and Community Leaders Hold Prayer Vigil Condemning Anti-Muslim Rhetoric (statement)
  2. Main website https://www.faithinpubliclife.org/

+ Foundation for Ethnic Understanding

  1. [#MuslimsAreSpeakingOut][34]
  2. Main website https://ffeu.org/ [34]: https://ffeu.org/muslim-jewish/muslims-are-speaking-sut/

+ Friends Committee on National Legislation

  1. Act for Religious Freedom
  2. Main website https://www.fcnl.org/

+ Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

  1. Main website www.goarch.org
  2. For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church
  3. H.A.H. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, 2017, Religions and Peace

+ Interfaith Alliance

  1. Muslims in America FAQ
  2. American Muslims and religious freedom FAQ
  3. Protecting Religious Minorities
  4. Combating Hate
  5. On the Docket: Rights of religious minorities (Tanzin v. Tanvir)
  6. [Stay Home, Stay Focused: Rabbi Jack Moline with Salam Al-Marayati, president, Muslim Public Affairs Council, March 29, 2020][43]
  7. Stay Home, Stay Focused: Rabbi Jack Moline with Madihha Ahussain, Special Counsel for Anti-Muslim Bigotry at Muslim Advocates
  8. Stay Home, Stay Focused: Rabbi Jack Moline with Catherine Orsborn, Executive Director, Shoulder-to-Shoulder
  9. Main website https://interfaithalliance.org/ [43]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?index=47&list=PLm91kHjw6uifY_bxTiaSDnG8ogXjlP3S_&t=0s&v=9Y0st7-rGhM

+ Islamic Society of North America

  1. Main website http://www.isna.net/

+ Jewish Council for Public Affairs

  1. Muslim-Jewish Relations (statement).
  2. Fighting Anti-Semitism Isn’t Just About Jews. It Kills Non-Jews, Too.
  3. Resources on Combatting Hate and Bigotry
  4. Main website http://www.jewishpublicaffairs.org/

+ Jewish Theological Seminary

  1. Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Sharing the Well: a Resource Guide for Jewish-Muslim Engagement
  3. Main website http://www.jtsa.edu/

+ National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA

  1. Getting to Know Neighbors of Other Faiths
  2. Interreligious Relations with a Focus on Peace
  3. National Muslim-Christian Dialogue
  4. Main website https://nationalcouncilofchurches.us/

+ National Religious Campaign Against Torture

  1. Main website http://www.nrcat.org/index.php

+ New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good

  1. Interfaith Dialogue
  2. Main website http://www.newevangelicalpartnership.org/

+ Peace Catalyst International

  1. 3 Ways to Engage Muslims
  2. How White Christians Can Make Peace with Black Muslims
  3. Main website https://www.peacecatalyst.org/

+ Presbyterian Church USA

  1. Principles for Interfaith Dialogue
  2. Interfaith Relations Office | Presbyterian Mission Agency
  3. Reorient, reform, reconcile: An #interfaith language event
  4. Interfaith Toolkit
  5. Main website https://www.pcusa.org/

+ Progressive National Baptist Convention

  1. Resolution Denouncing the White Supremacy and Racism of the Trump Administration
  2. Main website https://www.pnbc.org/

+ Reconstructing Judaism

  1. Jewish-Muslim Relations in America: How to Be an Ally
  2. Twelve Things I Learned About Islam and Muslim Americans
  3. Public Letter on Anti-Muslim Marches (Statement)
  4. Main website https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/

+ Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

  1. Judaism and Islam: Dialogues and Trends (pdf book)
  2. Main website http://therra.org/

+ Reformed Church in America (RCA)

  1. RCA Joins Other Denominations In Recommitment To End Racism (Statement)
  2. Main website https://www.rca.org/

+ Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

  1. Muslim-Jewish Relations
  2. Children of Abraham: A Guide to Muslim-Jewish Dialogue
  3. Antisemitism and Hate Crimes
  4. Background on Interfaith Issues
  5. Reform Jewish Movement Welcomes New House Resolution on Anti-Semitism, Anti-Muslim Discrimination and Bigotry
  6. Reform Jewish Leader Expresses Alarm Over President’s Anti-Muslim Tweets
  7. Main website https://rac.org/

+ Sisters of Mercy

  1. Ramadan Toolkit
  2. Main website https://www.sistersofmercy.org/

+Sojourners

  1. Want to Stop Islamophobia? Talk To Your Fellow Christians
  2. Articles on Islamophobia
  3. Matthew 25 (Sojourners) Immigration Toolkit
  4. Matthew 25 (Sojourners) Religious Liberty Toolkit
  5. Main website https://sojo.net/

+ T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights

  1. No Shortcuts to Liberation, Alas
  2. Fearing Gd Means Giving No Platform to White Supremacy
  3. Being Like Reuben and Gad: What sort of allies will we be?
  4. Main website https://www.truah.org/

+ Unitarian Universalist Association

  1. Muslim Unitarian Universalists
  2. Peace by surrender (Youth Workshop)
  3. Main website https://www.uua.org/

+ United Church of Christ

  1. On actions of hostility against Islam and the Muslim community (statement) 1. The relationship between the United Church of Christ and the Muslim community
  2. Main website https://www.ucc.org/

+ The United Methodist Church - Council of Bishops

  1. Called to Be Neighbors and Witnesses (Resolution #3291)
  2. Prejudice against Muslims and Arabs in the US (Resolution #3126)
  3. Our Muslim Neighbors (Resolution #6006)
  4. Main website www.unitedmethodistbishops.org

+ The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society

  1. Prejudice Against Muslims and Arabs in the USA (Statement)
  2. Our Muslim Neighbors (Statement)
  3. Called to Be Neighbors and Witnesses: Guidelines for Interreligious Relationships
  4. Global Racism and Xenophobia: Impact on Women, Children, and Youth (Statement)
  5. Immigration to the US (Statement)
  6. Called to Welcome Refugees (Video Dialogue Guide)
  7. The travel ban and sowing love (Statement)
  8. Main website https://www.umcjustice.org/

+United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

  1. What Catholics should know about Islam (pdf)
  2. How an Islamic Leader Views Dialogue
  3. National Catholic Muslim Plenary
  4. Dialogue with muslims committee statement (statement)
  5. Main website https://www.usccb.org/

+ Universal Muslim Association of America

  1. American Muslims 101 - Institute of Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU)
  2. Main website https://umaamerica.com/