Why The Right Is Wrong On Ft. Hood

Azam Nizamuddin, 11.15.2009

Adjunct Professor, Attorney, and Activist

In the Ft. Hood aftermath, we shouldn't allow right-wing hooliganism, wherever it stems from, to dictate how we view tragedies and interpret human beings with cultures and religions separate from our own.

The British Supreme Court and the "Jewish Question"

Eric Lurio, 11.12.2009

Artist, writer, adventurer!

The "Who is a Jew?" question is a thorny one, which has been bedeviling Israel since it's inception.

Why do We Need the Charter for Compassion?

Karen Armstrong, 11.12.2009

Through the Charter, we need to make the compassionate voice of religion a potent force in our troubled world and develop a moral discourse to counter those that speak of hatred and disdain.

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff Discusses The Sarah Palin Coin Controversy On The Joy Behar Show

Huff TV, 11.12.2009

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff appeared on The Joy Behar Show Wednesday night to talk about religion in politics and the controversy surrounding Sarah Pal...

Conservative Catholic College Rejects Birth Control

Reproductive Justice, 11.19.2009

Belmont Abbey College argued in court that it was a secular institution in order to receive state funds, but then removed birth control from its employee health care plan. Their reason? The Catholic Church.

Illinois GOP Orchestrates Smear Campagin Against Muslim Civic Organization CAIR

Naazish YarKhan, 11.12.2009

Content and Media Strategist, Editor, Writer, Educator

I am shocked, but should I really be? Yesterday the Illinois GOP issued a press release baselessly accusing a respected Islamic civil rights organization of being anti-Semitic.

The Charter For Compassion: Read, Affirm, Share

Amy Novogratz, 11.12.2009

Director of the TED Prize, an initiative of the TED Conference.

Today, the culmination of more than a year's work was unveiled as the Charter for Compassion was officially introduced in Washington, D.C. Read the Charter and join people around the world in affirming it.

The New Gay Apartheid

Jim David, 11.11.2009

Comedian and writer

Whatever church those people do go to, they are taught hate and fear, not the Christian love I grew up with. They both hate gays and fear them.

Saudis Try to Put an End to Crazy Fatwas

Sabria Jawhar, 11.11.2009

Journalist

Nearly a year after Saudi King Abdullah warned religious scholars that issuing careless fatwas gives extremists credibility, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs has finally said enough is enough.

Cairo to Fort Hood: Broader Engagement at Home and Abroad

Qanta Ahmed, MD, 11.11.2009

Board Certified Physician, Internationally Published Author, "In the Land of Invisible Women".

Mass murders have become a depressingly familiar punctuation in the rhythm of modern day American despair.

Why Is It Legitimate for Legislators To Oppose Abortion on Religious Grounds?

MJ Rosenberg, 11.11.2009

Senior Fellow Media Matters Action Network

Would it be appropriate for Jewish and Muslim House members to oppose legislation beneficial to the pork industry or, even more analogous, to insist on a ban on eating pork products altogether?

The British Dare to Determine Who Is a Jew

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, 11.10.2009

Author of Shalom in the Home

The chutzpa of British judges. They are trying to alter the identity requirements of a three-and-half thousand year old faith that is the precursor of Christianity.

Eviscerating Rubén Díaz on Gay Marriage

Nathaniel Frank, 11.10.2009

Author, "Unfriendly Fire" and Senior Research Fellow, Palm Center

New York State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr.'s opposition to marriage equality in New York state is just plain stupid, and history must hold him to account.

Terrorism, Religious Extremism, and the Fort Hood Massacre

Michael J.W. Stickings, 11.10.2009

Founder and editor of The Reaction, a liberal political blog

Without rushing to prejudicial conclusions, after all, we do need to consider the possibility that Nidal Malik Hasan's Muslim faith played a major role, if not necessarily the dominant one, in what happened.

What is Work? Buddhist Discernment on the Job - Part of the Green Books Campaign

Sharon Glassman, 11.10.2009

sharonglassman.com

Note to readers: A few weeks ago, I got an email inviting me to part of a Green Books Campaign sponsored by Eco-Libris, a for-profit enterprise that p...

Christian Belief Through The Lens of Cognitive Science: Part 6 of 6

Valerie Tarico, 11.09.2009

Author of "The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth," and founder, WisdomCommons.org

Science is remarkably close to offering a full naturalistic explanation of individual religious experiences, everything from certain belief to moral indignation to mystical rapture to spiritual transformation.

Oh My God?: "God", a Word for Children?

Lawrence Blair Ph.D., 11.09.2009

Author, Explorer, Filmmaker

It is revealing that 'God' is one of the most extensively used expletives in the multiple languages of our world. It springs unbidden from our deepest hearts, when we're not 'thinking'.

Handling Death with Kid Gloves

Charlotte Safavi, 11.10.2009

Anglo-Iranian-American Journalist

"Mom, come," my son shouts. "A baby bird fell out of the nest!" Sure enough, a fledgling lies on the patio, beak gaped, neck distended, claws curled, a sad thing.

Examining Peace, Remembering Rabin: Some Reflections on the J-Street Conference

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater, 11.09.2009

Spiritual leader of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center in Pasadena, California

To water the seeds of peace, we need to recognize the humanity on all sides of this conflict and work to create a framework of peace that acknowledges the truths of two distinct narratives.

Remembering Kristallnacht in Berlin: The Story of Hans Riess

Stefan Sirucek, 11.09.2009

Independent journalist and foreign correspondent

The reason November 9 -- the day the Berlin Wall fell -- is not a national holiday in Germany, is that it also marks a much darker anniversary: Kristallnacht, the so-called "Night of Broken Glass."

Making Sense of the Senseless

Parvez Ahmed, 11.12.2009

U.S. Fulbright Scholar and Associate Professor at University of North Florida

Why was Hasan not booted out of the service he so ungratefully and desperately wanted to leave? In the absence of concrete answers, the media is left to speculate.