The Civic Dimension
Religious Diversity News: Civic
- Sikh community holds anti-gang summit
Sikhnet - Sikhs aim to show American spirit in Bedford Fourth of July parade
The Plain Dealer - Top Egyptian Muslim and Christian leaders support army-sponsored transition
Worldwide Religion News - Interfaith effort underscores need to find common ground: Messages of Faith
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Civic life includes all the places in the “public square” where people encounter one another as citizens. The basis of civic life is not one or many religious traditions, but the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the range of ways in which citizens cooperate in civil society. In Greater Boston, immigrants now account for more than a quarter of the population; cultural and religious diversity is increasingly reflected in our public square. Religious communities, and especially the new minority communities are active participants in civic life. All of these factors are continually changing civic life in Greater Boston, challenging us to reconsider who “we” are as a city.