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  • Justin Marks, 20

    Person - SLW 2018 | June 7, 2018

    I’m Mormon and gay, and grew up being really into my faith and my community. I was a big advocate for LGBTQ teens in the church and the bishop tried to excommunicate me for it. That’s when I decided I needed a new faith. The LDS church wasn’t safe for me.

  • A Religious Perspective on Carbon Pricing

    Event | August 1, 2019
    As the impacts of climate change continue to worsen, Congress is stepping up its consideration of policies that will address our contribution to climate change and support communities suffering its effects. This webinar, featuring Emily Wirzba, FCNL’s Legislative Representative for Sustainable Energy & Environment, provides a faith-based perspective on one such proposal: carbon pricing.

  • Love Is Wise. Hatred Is Foolish.

    Update | August 17, 2020
    Philosopher Bertrand Russell’s advice to future generations rings true today. He calls for intellectual integrity, whether or not the facts are convenient, and a recognition of our interconnectedness.

  • FCNL Statement on Administration’s Plan to Close Guantanamo

    Statement | October 5, 2016
    The White House released today a plan for the closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. Yasmine Taeb, FCNL’s lobbyist on human rights and civil liberties made the following statement.

  • Wrapping Up Hispanic Heritage Month with a Moving Message from Mexico

    Update | October 15, 2024
    Each year from Sep. 15-Oct. 15, Hispanic Heritage Month provides an opportunity to celebrate and honor the many vibrant contributions that our Hispanic neighbors make to our country, communities, and the world we seek. 

  • Building Peace in Times of War

    Background | June 28, 2022

  • National Coalition Urges President Biden to Restore UNRWA Funding to Aid Palestinians

    Update | February 14, 2024
    As Gaza faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, more than 50 national organizations sent a letter to President Biden urging him to restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

  • Searching for Peace in the Holy Land

    Background | May 1, 2024
    Israel-Palestine Vista

  • Kiarra Broadnax

    Person - Advocacy Corps 2018-2019 | November 2, 2020
    Kiarra Broadnax is a rising junior at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama majoring in Political Science with a double minor in Communication and Sociology.

  • Shoshana Abrams

    Person - Former Staff | July 19, 2021
    Shoshana Abrams served as FCNL’s Advocacy Teams Manager. In that role she was responsible for deepening and expanding our Advocacy Teams program, a network of hundreds of Quakers and friends lobbying to build congressional champions for peace and justice.