Embracing Teenage Sexuality: Let's Rethink the Age of Consent
Our draconian consent laws are largely the product of a conservative political culture that has transformed the fight against child molestation into a full-blown war on teenage sexuality.
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Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)
What we can do is "enjoy ourselves" by striving to appreciate the wonder of our life and times, including the inevitable setbacks.
Suffering, Seeking & Sanity
Over time, the object of my seeking evolved from merely looking for personal relief, to a grander, all-encompassing search for truth, God and enlightenment.
Hey Atheist -- Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is
And your best shot to do good in the world and avoid harm is to call upon reason and evidence, do your research and -- here is where religion often trips up -- ask the questions that could show you wrong.
Iran's Great Green Divide
After fishing in a rushing stream of Tweets, I watched YouTube clips showing a police station burning, a group of Basij militia cornered but not hurt, a police van overturned. Chants included, "Khamenei is a murderer. His reign is over."
Why Meditate? -- Words Do Not Cook Rice
Without a clear view of the whole process of meditation, it's possible to just roam and fumble around for decades or lifetimes for that matter.
Presenting the 2009 Ebenezer Award
There are many models for accommodating a diversity of faiths in the public square, and excluding it altogether is among the worst.
The Positive Power of Religion to Shape Policy
Religious organizations and the government can cooperate to achieve shared goals without impinging on America's fundamental belief that the state should not endorse any one religion.
Calling All "Fake" Catholics
Deal Hudson appoints himself the arbiter of what is Catholic, and if you support health care reform that in any way might lead to an abortion paid for with public funds, you are not one.
How Anne Frank Was Sent Back Into Hiding
Hezbollah say its war is not against Jews but on the "Zionist entity," yet it broadcasted a diatribe against the teenage Holocaust victim Anne Frank on its TV station.
A Secret to Happiness? Discovering the Pleasures of Uncertainty
Who wants all the answers? Who wants effortless moments? Who wants to be given the warm, humble feeling atop Mount Kilimanjaro without the climb?
A Buddhist Skateboarding Monk: A Contradiction Or A Product Of The Modern Age?
Is the quiet meditative expectation for a monk really in contradiction to a skateboard ride? Maybe outsiders don't understand the life of a monk in our contemporary world.
God, Football and Urban Meyer
Athletes and coaches should get back to scoring touchdowns or drawing up plays on chalkboards. The whole "catch a ball for God" routine is getting stale.
Focus in Front
Every moment counts. Every decision counts. And if we look at our decisions in life as such, we stop battling and start winning.
Compassion: A Shared Ideal That Transcends Differences
We may have been told to 'follow the golden rule' as children (to do unto others as you would have others do unto you) but now science is illustrating the powerful role doing just that can have on humanity.
Muslim Youth Radicalization or Politically Correct Islamophobia?
The discourse on radicalization and homegrown terrorism is fundamentally racist and Islamophobic. It is based on seeing Muslims as the "other" and viewing our actions through an "orientalist" lens.
What Hipsters Can Learn From Hasids About the Bedford Bike Lane
If bikers had been more courteous on Bedford, there might still be a lane there. The Hasidim probably wouldn't like it at first, but they'd at least tolerate us.
In Iran, Dissent Becomes Resistance and Insurrection May Follow
It would be condescending to say that say democracy is coming to Iran as painfully as a toddler cuts his first teeth. This toddler happens to be 5,000 years old.
Obama, the Fallen Messiah
Those former Obama fanatics experiencing a crisis in faith should look in the mirror. What they have refused to acknowledge is that Obama would not have fallen so hard had they not lifted him so high.
Decade Roundup: 7 Signs We Are Becoming More Spiritually Focused
I have an oddball view of the past 10 years. I think we may be on the verge of a roller coaster decade of spiritual awakening.
Thwarted Plane Bombing Shows Continuing Threat and Diversity of Jihadist Radicalism
A worldwide struggle by a transnational movement aided by the Internet and social media enables would-be "lone" fanatics anywhere to market themselves to terror groups as recruits.
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