A New Muslim Statement Against Torture
RD blogger Hussein Rashid, disturbed by the silence of the American Muslim community on torture, drafted this statement. Who will sign?
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Good Friday and Purim: Non-Harmonic Convergences
Collision on the interfaith highway…
Read MorePublic Preaching
A flock, maybe, but certainly not sheep; nuances of the pulpit-pew relationship.
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Evangelical Church of Torture and Jack Bauer
A recent poll showed that white evangelicals are the religious group most likely to support torture. How can that be?
Read MoreMan-made Breasts, Or, Grace in Graceless Times
When we judge people by their past mistakes we lose our own moral ground; we are all in need of repentance and grace.
Read MoreThe End of Jewish Education As We Know It?
In hard economic times choices must be made and Jewish philanthropies are letting go of cherished educational organizations. Reminds us of a classical ethical question about survival in the desert…
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Op-Ed: Rev. Wright and the Church-State Divide
Agonized analyses about the proper relation between church and state too often miss the point.
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Why are Nuns and Monks in the Streets? (Parts I & II)
The strongest Tibetan response to China since 1959 and the media is only getting part of the story…
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RDBook: Selling the Good News
Who put the mega in megachurch? Two new books, one on star evangelicals and one that focuses on African-American televangelists, tell the story—and explain the remarkable influence of celebrity preachers in the religious marketplace.
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New Research Sends Message to Churches: Modernize or Die
Instead of building excitement and a commitment to social justice, the Good News is producing yawns. Poll data shows.
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