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Your Action Is Your Religion

Derek Rydall | Posted 05.21.2013 | Healthy Living
Derek Rydall

My lack of integrity was preventing me from holding the energy necessary to manifest my vision. Like a house that lacks structural integrity and collapses under its own weight, my inner house was divided and could not stand.

WATCH: Why This Pastor DOESN'T Want Everyone At Church On Sunday

OWN | Posted 05.21.2013 | OWN

"I'm spiritual, but not religious." This is how many people describe their belief system -- embracing transcendental philosophies, but not following a...

Why We Need Rituals in Our Lives

Donna Henes | Posted 05.17.2013 | Healthy Living
Donna Henes

When we set aside the quality time and claim the psychic space for ceremony, when we assume the authority to do so, we are able to transform our perceptions, our perspectives, our experiences, and in the process, our reality.

Five Years Too Many -- The Renewed Assault on Baha'i Leaders in Iran

Anthony Vance | Posted 05.17.2013 | World
Anthony Vance

Since the inception of the Baha'i Faith in Iran in the middle of the 19th century, Baha'is had been subjected to continuous discrimination, and, at times, brutal persecution. Though I was familiar with this history, in early 1980 I considered it to be largely a thing of the past.

WATCH: Gay Woman's Judgmental Sister Gets Smacked Down

OWN | Posted 05.17.2013 | OWN

The Pace sisters are a religious bunch. They were raised in a strict Pentecostal family, sing gospel professionally and have traveled the country for ...

The Tragedy of Self Immolation -- No One Cares

Andrew Lam | Posted 05.16.2013 | Impact
Andrew Lam

With the exception of Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian fruit vendor who set himself on fire and thus sparked what became known as the Arab Spring, self-immolation has by all accounts become a failed form of protest as an agent of change.

GIRL RISING: The Missing Part of the Conversation

Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.16.2013 | Women
Tabby Biddle

Ruksana lives on the streets of Kolkata, India. Despite this, she excels in school, particularly in mathematics and geography. Photo provided by 10x1...

Can Religion And Gay Dating Ever Coexist?

Nicholas Marlin | Posted 05.13.2013 | Gay Voices
Nicholas Marlin

I am a huge evangelist when it comes to being happy, so it is hard for me to watch close friends and others struggle with the issue of religion and gay dating. When your religious beliefs say that you are sinning simply because of whom you love, it can be a crushing blow to your self-esteem.

Tensions Ease Between A New Orleans Church And A Mall's Developers

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business
Susan Buchanan

(This article is published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the May 13, 2013 edition.) Ground breaking for Magnolia Marketplace--a two-story mall on nea...

Let Us Now Damn Religious Men

Andrew J. Lederer | Posted 05.10.2013 | Comedy
Andrew J. Lederer

It seems increasingly clear that at the core of our modern politics, which is to say, of an American politics mired in and thwarted by twisted fantasies and lies, is the religiousness of many of its practitioners. Problem is, religious people will believe anything.

Influential Women Share Advice on Staying Calm and Centered in Hectic Times

Marianne Schnall | Posted 05.09.2013 | Women
Marianne Schnall

In our materialistic society, our quality of life tends to be measured by what we have and produce in the outside world, rather than the experience of our inner world -- our sense of peace, fulfillment and joy.

This Mother's Day, All I Want Is a Moratorium on Deportations

Ana Garcia-Ashley | Posted 05.09.2013 | Impact
Ana Garcia-Ashley

Every day we wait for a clear path to citizenship, 1,100 families lose someone to deportation. This includes mothers of U.S. born children and dreamers.

The New Pharaohs?

William H. Lamar IV | Posted 05.09.2013 | Religion
William H. Lamar IV

Here we are, Black American church folk and Shabbat observing Jews. We are the children of those who suffered in the sweltering house of bondage. And many of us have become Pharaohs.

Michael McAuliff

Senator: God Will Not Save Us

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- God will not save us, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) declared in a Senate floor speech on climate change Wednesday that sounded more l...

National Day Of Prayer, But Where Is God?

Steve Siebold | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics
Steve Siebold

After investing all of this time and energy searching for an answer to whether or not God exists, here's my conclusion: I don't know.

An Atheist Muslim's Perspective On The 'Root Causes' Of Islamist Jihadism And The Politics Of Islamophobia

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 05.03.2013 | World
Ali A. Rizvi

Muslims have rightly complained about the Israeli government labeling them anti-Semitic for legitimate criticism of Israeli policy, but today Muslims (along with liberal apologist allies) are doing the same thing with their broad use of the "Islamophobia" label against the "new atheists."

An Open Letter to Barack Obama: Are You My President, Too?

Blake Page | Posted 05.05.2013 | Politics
Blake Page

If our leaders in government believe in a representative republic, I would ask that you produce for us a representative chaplaincy. As it stands, the chaplaincy does not come close to demographic alignment with the religious diversity of our armed forces.

Presidents Bush and Obama, and the Faith Divide

Matthew Dowd | Posted 05.03.2013 | Politics
Matthew Dowd

Both men speak of God and the Bible and faith in many of their speeches and conversations. And both men are self-professed Christians, but for some reason many doubt the faith and commitment of President Obama while never doubting the same of President Bush. Why is that?

Is Gay Marriage a Civil Right?

Nigel Barber | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics
Nigel Barber

Redefining marriage as a civil right strips it of its defining feature as a reproductive union. This problem is seldom explicitly acknowledged. Yet, it is expressed indirectly in the semantics of the gay marriage debate.

Following Jesus Means Loving All Kinds Of People

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 05.02.2013 | Religion
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs

Being a Christian is not easy because it requires that we do things within a certain framework. As Christians, we have chosen to follow one who set the example for us. Jesus said that we must forgive someone as many times as needed.

Beyond The Comments: One HuffPoster's Redeeming Story of Her Tumultuous Past

Jessica Joseph | Posted 05.02.2013 | Religion
Jessica Joseph

Instead, I had a knock down, screaming match with "Whoever the hell is up there!" I laid out my case, my fears, my doubts and I demanded an answer!

Beyond The Comments: One HuffPoster's Redeeming Story Of Her Tumultuous Past

Jessica Joseph | Posted 05.02.2013 | Religion
Jessica Joseph

Instead, I had a knock down, screaming match with "Whoever the hell is up there!" I laid out my case, my fears, my doubts and I demanded an answer!

The Importance of Roe vs. Wade

Joseph Blady, M.D. | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics
Joseph Blady, M.D.

What is "the abortion industry?" When was the last time you saw an abortion commercial on TV? Even Planned Parenthood doesn't talk about this small part of its activities.

From Boston With Love

Dave Santulli | Posted 04.30.2013 | Impact
Dave Santulli

The recent tragedy in Boston reminds us why we do what we do. The disease that we fight every day is not one of the body; it is one of the mind.

15 Countries Cited For Religious Freedom Violations

Posted 04.30.2013 | Religion

By Lauren Markoe Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) It can be hard to come up with a list of countries with the most egregious records on rel...