Best part of the article: Senator Natale L. Urso, bill sponsor, says "'Every adherent of a religious group must expect to make certain sacrifices,
to endure certain hardships, if
he is to cling steadfastly to his religious precepts. But this state should not put its stamp of approval either through tax exemption or through scholarship grants upon those who violate the spirit of religious tolerance upon which this state was founded." #religiousTolerance #religiousDiversity #RI #rhodeIsland #brown

Interesting #historical discovery of the day: In 1962, #legislation was proposed in the #RI general assembly to strip the tax-exempt status of #colleges & #universities that forced students to pay for food their #religion prohibited them from eating or refused to schedule makeups for exams scheduled on holy days. (See article at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cTZ8yfgxG5bEZYUWPnjtSy7JNwVu5riK/view?usp=share_link -- sorry for poor OCR quality). See https://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/gatecrashers/episode-5-brown-university-kosher-dining-jewish-ivy-league #Jewish #kashrut #religiousDiversity #RhodeIsland #Brown

Tonight I’m prepping a class lecture on liberation theology, religious diversity, and the role of the chaplain as a disruptor of the dominant.

#Chaplaincy #Chaplain #HigherEd #LiberationTheology #Theology #ReligiousDiversity