Stand up against religious discrimination – even if it’s not your religion | Eboo Patel

As religious diversity increases in the United States, we must learn to channel religious identity into interfaith cooperation. - Religious diversity is the norm in American life, and that diversity is only increasing, says Eboo Patel. - Using the most painful moment of his life as a lesson, Eboo Patel explains why it's crucial to be positive and proactive about engaging religious identity towards interfaith cooperation. Eboo Patel is the founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), a national nonprofit working to make interfaith cooperation a social norm. He is the author of the books Acts of Faith, Sacred Ground, Interfaith Leadership and Out of Many Faiths (https://amzn.to/2HxUKk7). Eboo holds a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes scholarship Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise . The opinions expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect the views of the Charles Koch Foundation, which encourages the expression of diverse viewpoints within a culture of civil discourse and mutual respect. Read more at BigThink.com: http://bit.ly/2whtGPD Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://bit.ly/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink