Idolatry

The Idolatry of Politics and the Promise of the Common Good

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.03.2012

Jim Wallis

How we live and what we do for the common good is much more important than how we vote. Political affiliation with candidates, parties, and structures is waning -- especially among young people -- and that's good news.

Royal Weddings and Human Idols

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 07.01.2011

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Institutions that make humans into objects of veneration end up consuming the poor souls who have to live up to these impossibly lofty standards.

A Good START: Reducing the Idolatry of Nuclear Weapons

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Wallis

Earlier this week, the United States declared for the first time will not use nuclear weapons against countries that are in compliance with the Nonproliferation Treaty.

The Icon & the Idol

Andrei Bogolubov | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrei Bogolubov

The glossy image of Tiger Woods on the cover of Vanity Fair clashes with grainy photos of a disheveled figure said to be Woods at a Mississippi rehab ...