A practical and empowering resource, this book provides ideas and strategies for expressing a clear, forceful and progressive religious point of view that is all too often overlooked and under-represented in public discourse. It identifies the religious themes in today’s great debates - gay rights, the needs of children and families, church-state separation and reproductive rights, including access to sex education, contraception and abortion care - and presents new language and methods for effective communication with the media, policy makers and community. It steers away from the polemics and jargon of politics - left, right, liberal, conservative, socialist - and instead relies on factual historical examples, current events and personal stories to illustrate the best ways to communicate the positive role faith can play in personal and public life by reinforcing the separation of church and state.