How to Handle My Eating Disorder in Your Home for the Holidays

Amy Goldwasser, 12.28.2009

Amy Goldwasser is the editor of RED and redthebook.com

For those of us who have struggled with eating disorders, being home for this season -- the combination of food and family -- is an incredibly fraught scenario.

Schlock Doctrine: Where, and by Whom, Was Your Christmas Made?

Randall Amster, 12.28.2009

Peace educator, author, and activist

There are certainly many alternatives for purchasing products with greater ethical standards. But let's face it -- parents are busy, disposable incomes are tight, children need stimulation, time is money, and this is America.

Revenge of the Sperm Donors

Jacob M. Appel, 12.27.2009

Bioethicist and medical historian

A misguided offshoot of the men's rights movement has recently started to assert paternal rights for sperm donors. Now the Irish Supreme Court has granted parental rights to one such donor.

Ten Uses For Unwanted Holiday Gifts

Cathy Erway, 12.28.2009

Sustainable food advocate, freelance writer/blogger of www.noteatingoutinny.com

2009 might have marked the second consecutive year in which US holiday spending has dropped. But now that the ribbons and bows are all off, I'm still ...

Gridlocked (Out) At Christmas

Jamie Lee Curtis, 12.27.2009

Actress, children's book author

I am spending my holiday in the mountains of Idaho in our log cabin, and after a lovely Christmas Eve pizza party, the lights went out -- everywhere.

Natural Home and Michelle Obama Love Decoupage Ornaments

Robyn Griggs Lawrence, 12.28.2009

Editor-in-chief, Natural Home Magazine

When we chose projects from the Natural Home arsenal to decorate the president's guest house, we had no idea we were so in tune with the Obama family's ideas. We were all thinking decoupage.

Good King Wenceslas: What Will We Risk for Justice?

Anne Dilenschneider, 12.27.2009

Award-winning poet, essayist, spiritual director, and leadership consultant.

Wenceslas was a ruler whose power was due to personal faith and integrity as well as physical prowess.

Teacher Exploits Christmas by Pushing Religious Carols in Public Schools

Wayne Besen, 12.26.2009

Founder of Truth Wins Out, a non-profit organization that debunks anti-gay lies and myths.

As recognition that religious majorities often make religious minorities feel left out, as well as to follow that pesky "separation of church and state" rule that keeps our country free, we don't use public schools to promote religion.

So... Are You Going to Write in That New Book?

Steve Leveen, 12.26.2009

CEO and co-founder of Levenger, Writer

I hope your every holiday wish came true as far as the books you wanted. Are you going to write in them?

Is "God" Really Just Santa's Brother?

Richard Greene, 12.25.2009

What we believe God is, even today, is almost precisely what we believe Santa Claus is. And I say this with no disrespect to either. Let's just consider the similarities.

How the Story of Christmas Saved Islam

Kamran Pasha, 12.25.2009

Hollywood filmmaker, author of "Mother of the Believers"

I would like to share a Christmas story that many people today do not know. The true story of how the tale of Jesus and Mary saved the nascent religion of Islam from annihilation.

This Christmas Give Lots of Presence

Jason Mannino, 12.25.2009

Career Coach, Life Coach, Speaker/Trainer, Founder: The People Agenda

You can choose to participate in the obligatory consumer materialism of the season or choose to focus on what is real: love, joy, and the generosity of your presence with loved ones.

An American Christmas Playlist

Richard (RJ) Eskow, 12.25.2009

Consultant, Writer, Health Analyst

American music gives us more than enough to provide a great list of songs to play this Christmas. I dug up twelve songs from a variety of styles to inspire you on the holiday.

Have Yourself A Merry Little Chrismahanukwanzaadan

Dr. Judith Rich, 12.25.2009

OK, diversity fans and PC police, here's the ultimate holiday greeting: you combine the world's four main holidays celebrated at year's end: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Ramadan, and you get...

Tsunami Anniversary: A Christmas Without War

Adele Barker, 12.25.2009

I returned to Sri Lanka for eight months after the tsunami to work on my book about the island Not Quite Paradise. I thought I had finished the book in 2004, but then the wave hit. And everything changed.

Free Molly Jenson Christmas Song For Huffington Post Readers

Mark Joseph, 12.25.2009

Mark Joseph is a producer, author, talk show host and editor of Bullypulpit.com

In March our label, Bully! Pulpit Records in partnership with Nettwerk Music Group released the debut album from an amazingly talented singer named Mo...

Have a Very Merry [redacted]

Leah Anthony Libresco, 12.25.2009

Junior at Yale University, double majoring in Political Science and Mathematics

According to Eamon Javers at Politico, Barack Obama has explicitly referenced Jesus Christ more frequently as president than George W. Bush ever did. ...

God Bless America

Mort Zuckerman, 12.24.2009

Editor, U.S. News & World Report

The end of a year always provides an opportunity to think about the true joys of living in this wonderful country we call America. One quality integral to the American sense of community is giving.

Salutations: Seven New Orleans Images

Karen Dalton-Beninato, 12.25.2009

karendaltonbeninato.com

Happy Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Festivus and all the rest of it. Here in New Orleans the balconies are glowing and the holidays are n...

On The Spirit Of Giving: Connecting Business To Spirituality

Shari Arison, 12.24.2009

Shari Arison is ranked as one of the world’s wealthiest women on the Forbes Billionaires List. Own ...

The spirit of the holiday season is now spreading all over the world. For most people, this is the time of good will. I believe that we should take the good will of the holiday season into our everyday lives.

EBay Listen Up: Who Do You Stand With: The Victims of Genocide or Those Who Celebrate Its Perpetrators?

Rabbi Abraham Cooper, 12.28.2009

Associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Museum of Tolerance

Without a doubt, eBay occupies prime virtual real estate in our digital malls. Out in the real world, malls do not allow the KKK and neo-Nazis to rent space and pedal hate.