Jon Soltz, 11.06.2009
Co-Founder of VoteVets.org, served as a Captain in Operation Iraqi Freedom
FOX and Friends hosts twice implied on their show that this is some kind of Muslim problem. There are thousands of American Muslims serving in the military right now, and many have given their lives.
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, 11.06.2009
Chairman, Cordoba Initiative
I am concerned that this incident will cause some Americans to react against Muslims. Our fellow Americans should understand that every major American Muslim organization has condemned it.
David Suissa, 11.06.2009
founder of OLAM magazine, weekly columnist for the Los Angeles Jewish Journal
Can you imagine how transformational it would be if a high profile, "pro-Arab, pro-peace" organization pressured Palestinian leaders to dismantle the teaching of Jew-hatred in Palestinian society -- a hatred that has made a mockery of all moves toward peace?
Jamal Dajani, 11.08.2009
Senior Director and Producer of Mosaic News, Link TV
Seven messages and counting on my voice mail from different Bay Area reporters, all wanting to know the Muslim community's reaction about the recent heinous killings of Nidal Malik Hasan.
Will Marshall, 11.06.2009
President and Founder, Progressive Policy Institute
How severe a threat does the Taliban pose to America? Blithely assuming that they would never again play host to America's sworn enemies is not a risk progressives should be prepared to take.
Jim Luce, 11.06.2009
Thought Leaders and Global Citizens
Flashbulbs popping non-stop, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations in New York, entered the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New ...
Jay Michaelson, 11.06.2009
Columnist, activist and author of "Everything is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism"
Kabbalah enables the "receiving" of more and more of reality, with more and more depth and sensitivity. Let's see how this works, in each of its three streams.
Cynthia Boaz, 11.05.2009
Asst. Prof. of Political Science, Consultant on Nonviolent Action and Strategy
Reposted from Truthout.
"The Iranian women's movement is not simply demanding equal rights alone. It is demanding a larger universal reality, which ...
Natasha Dern, 11.05.2009
Entrepreneur & Host of the Buddha Lounge Radio Show
As more and more people mastered New Age terminology, frivolous concepts entered the marketplace -- becoming the opium of choice for escaping the realities of daily life.
Valerie Tarico, 11.10.2009
Author of "The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth," and founder, WisdomCommons.org
When Rebiblicans (Republicans) pose as moderates and change agents, they have just exposed soft tissue.
eSarcasm, 11.04.2009
eSarcasm.com -- Geek humor gone wild.
Welcome back, dear disciples, for another week of science-inspired Q&A!
Jeffrey Shaffer, 11.04.2009
For the past ten years, Jeffrey Shaffer contributed essays and opinion columns to The Christian ...
While media attention in Iraq and Afghanistan focuses on car bombings and combat casualties, other disturbing events in the region are slipping through the news cycle almost unnoticed.
Evan Derkacz, 11.04.2009
The following is the opening to an article by philosophy professor Eric Reitan.
Peter Clothier, 11.04.2009
Author and Blogger, The Buddha Diaries
At loose ends and casting about for some kind of meaning to his life, he breaks away from family and home, and describes his discovery and embrace of Buddhism.
Cara L. Santa Maria, 11.04.2009
Researcher and lecturer in biology and psychology
Once intelligent design squeezes its way into the pages following evolution in our biology books, we might as well add astrology to our astrophysics lectures and toss some alchemy into the chemistry lab.
Adam Luna, 11.04.2009
Adam Luna, Political Director, America’s Voice
America's top religious and law enforcement leaders are taking a strong stance in favor of sensible immigration reform and it's made the anti-immigrant crowd very nervous.
John Feffer, 11.05.2009
Co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus
This year in Istanbul, the flags on Republic Day seemed extra large. It wasn't a special anniversary year. Turkey was celebrating its 86th year as a modern secular state.
Sara Schonhardt, 11.02.2009
Monas remains significant for many reasons, but increasingly because of the lessons it provides about Indonesia, a country caught between tradition and modernization.
Sheila Shayon, 11.02.2009
President/Founder, Third Eye Media
In 2009, the Christian Science Monitor, a 100 year-old news organization, became the first nationally circulated newspaper to replace its daily print edition with its website.
John W. Whitehead, 11.07.2009
Attorney and author who has written, debated and practiced widely
Frank Schaeffer has some big problems with fundamentalist Christians. But he also has big problems with the New Atheists.