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“People came as immigrants from all over the world, and Hindu and Muslim and Buddhist and Sikh communities became part of the landscape of the U.S.”

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Diana L. Eck

Diana L. Eck is a renowned scholar, born on July 5, 1945. Her research focuses on religious pluralism and cross-cultural communication, conducting in-depth studies on global religious phenomena. more

“People get tired of talking about American exceptionalism, but I think this is an extraordinary thing about the United States, that we are a nation of immigrants, first of all, that is built upon a pluralistic society of native people that were here to begin with. The issue of diversity is really with us from the beginning.”

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“The issue of "who we are" has been an ongoing one. It's part of the ongoing identity crisis of America.”

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“We are built on a structure of the freedom of religion and the non-establishment of religion. That really is a pretty sturdy rudder for the U.S.”

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“There's still plenty of people who have this deep conviction that America is a Christian country and ought to say so in its Constitution, etc. But that's not the legal basis on which we're framed. So the flourishing of religion, of religious diversity, is really built into who we are.”

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“The idea that the United States government would have to figure out what to do about the headscarf is simply ludicrous. We don't get involved in that.”

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“I do think that the U.S. has an opportunity as a democracy to really exemplify what a religiously diverse society can be when it embraces the pluralism.”

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“Pluralism isn't just diversity; it's something we create out of this diversity.”

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“India is a culture in which religious life and spirituality is very much on the surface of things. That doesn't mean it doesn't have depth, but it is very visible. There are lots of temples, lots of Islamic centers, lots of gurdwaras, and lots of teachers.”

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