What Did ISIS Have to Do With Nice?
“He was more into women than religion,” remarked one of the neighbors of Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel,…
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Yale Clings to Racist Legacy… And Cash. Lots of Cash.
God and Mammon at Yale.
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When Auschwitz Becomes a Poké Stop
Last week we watched death on our smartphones. We witnessed the light drain out of Philando Castile’s…
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“Who Prays?” A Soul At War Finds No Refuge
“We are innocent people, Lord.” So prayed Diamond Reynolds as police handcuffed her and put her…
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Mississippi’s Gov. Bryant Resorts To Far-Fetched Analogy To Defend Anti-LGBT HB 1523
According to Bryant, the carve-outs in HB 1523 are no different than federal laws protecting pacifists from military conscription.
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Sit Down and Shut Up: Pulling Mindfulness Up By Its (Buddhist) Roots
“Wisdom 2.0?” meditation teacher Kenneth Folk has famously pondered. “That’s a networking opportunity with a…
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Is America Willing to Be Freed from Its Demons?
There is a poignant story in the gospel of Mark where Jesus encounters a young…
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The Fire This Time
I know. You want me to say something profound, the hard thing. You want me to say something passionate, something to rally you, something to make you feel like there is hope, and that we’re going to change. But that’s not what this piece is about.
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A Post-Dallas Challenge for Religious Progressives: Staying On Message About Structural Racism
The easily-predicted meme of the moment coming from law enforcement officials and their many political…
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#BlackLivesMatterStill: We Cannot Let Anyone Else Define Our Movement
Words are insufficient. Words—like horror, atrocity and domestic terrorism—are inadequate. Words—like sin, evil and blasphemy—are…
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