Religious Tolerance Isn’t Good Enough

Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. You’re reading Dispatch Faith, our weekly newsletter exploring the intersection of religion and public life from leading writers of various faiths. Hi and happy Sunday. Texas has become ground zero for the new wars of religious toleration, with Republicans and conservatives considering legislation barring Muslims from certain religious practices in the state. Michael Reneau is the executive editor at The Dispatch and is based in Greeneville, Tennessee. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he was editor of WORLD Magazine and for several years was editor of a daily newspaper in East Tennessee. When Michael isn’t editing, he stays plenty busy with his wife and four kids. Iqbal Akhtar is a scholar of religion and the author of Covenantal Pluralism: The Geopolitics of Interfaith Religious Freedom (Springer, 2026), available open access. Newsletter selected Click sign up to start receiving your newsletters. More We Think You’d Like Newsletter selected Click sign up to start receiving your newsletters.