RECLAIMING THE CULTURE
The CRCD has been on a steep growth trajectory since the initiative was launched three years ago. In that time more than 200 students have benefited from our programs, our staff and affiliated scholars have published more than 300 essays and academic articles, and the first-of-its-kind Religious Liberty in the States index has impacted the work of dozens of policy makers, academics and legislators across the country. The CRCD’s most notable achievements include: • Senior Fellows James M. Patterson and Catherine R. Pakaluk were among the first recipients of the Heritage Foundation’s Freedom and Opportunity Academic Prizes • The RLS index directly impacted the passage of legislation securing greater religious freedom protections in four states with more bills pending in others • CRCD staff and senior fellows have six new books set for release in 2023 and 2024 • 50+ students from nearly 40 different institutions graduated from CRCD fellowships and programs in 2023 2023 has been an extraordinarily fruitful year for the CRCD—and the best is yet to come! As we prepare for 2024, we are enthusiastic for the expansion of the Religious Liberty in the States project, refining our student programs, and engaging with an even larger group of scholars and partners. We are fortunate to work with such a talented team that makes all of this civilization-affirming work possible. • More than 150 academics representing more than 100 universities, think tanks and other organizations are now actively engaged in CRCD programs for scholars The Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy is the educational arm of First Liberty. The CRCD provides educational programming, publishes an academic journal, and issues an annual religious freedom index that are focused on the essential role that faith plays in promoting and sustaining liberty.
FIRST LIBERTY
INITIATIVE
CENTER FOR RELIGION, CULTURE & DEMOCRACY
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Trey Dimsdale CRCD Executive Director
Religious Liberty in the States is an annual data project and index that measures free-exercise protections in state law. After being enthusiastically received and widely endorsed in its inaugural year, 2023 marks the second year this report is published. Mark David Hall and Paul Mueller have joined the CRCD team as the new director and associate director of the project.
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