Auschwitz Revisited: Are Aborted Fetuses Really Like Dead Jews?

Jacob M. Appel, 12.05.2009

Bioethicist and medical historian

Stephanie Gray, a Canadian anti-abortion activist, has been touring American and Canadian college campuses with a rather chilling message: Legalized ...

ClimateGate: Are You Kidding Me?

Joshua Keyak, 12.04.2009

Political science student at Yeshiva University and PresenTense '09 Greening Fellow

The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) just sent out an email that had an article from The Wall Street Journal promoting about what has been comically ...

Swiss Radicalization: A Sign of Things to Come?

Ahmed Rehab, 12.04.2009

www.ahmedrehab.com

To ban an architectural form that scares you is a thing of prehistoric naiveté.The shortsightedness of the anti-minaret campaign is fueled by more than fear. It is fueled by hate.

An Introduction to Kabbalah Part 6: The Sefirot, or, 'If Everything is God, how come it doesn't look that way?'

Jay Michaelson, 12.04.2009

Columnist, activist and author of "Everything is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism"

In the first five articles in this series, we've explored some of the basic questions of Kabbalah. Beginning this week, we shift gears, digging into some core concepts and exploring them in a bit more depth.

Architectural 'Intolerance' in Switzerland

Cameron Sinclair, 12.03.2009

Co-founder of Architecture for Humanity and the Open Architecture Network

The recent vote by the people of Switzerland to ban minarets is at best misguided, at worst downright racism. Architecture is a political act. What, where and how we build is affected by politics, but this is beyond the pale.

Obama, Progressives and Afghanistan

Robert Creamer, 12.03.2009

Political organizer, strategist and author

Progressives must not lose sight of the fact that, although we may disagree with President Obama's decision on Afghanistan, he shares a progressive vision of American foreign policy.

White House Chanukah Blues

Ira Forman, 12.03.2009

CEO of the National Jewish Democratic Council

It's time to focus on what one GOP operative told me is the most important issue of the year for any Jewish organization in Washington, DC ... who gets to watch the lighting of the chanukia at the Obama's.

Killing Uganda's Gays: The Long Reach of American "Reconstructionist" Fascism

Frank Schaeffer, 12.04.2009

New York Times best-selling author

The ideological link between the members of the Family on C-Street to the Ugandan fascists wanting to kill gays can be best summed up by looking at several quotes from RJ Rushdoony.

Welcome To The Tribe, Little Man

Meredith Lopez, 12.02.2009

Mothering For Your Amusement and Entertainment

Suddenly, my Reformed upbringing and eight-week study abroad program in Israel seem puny compared to her full-on, by-the-books, hardcore Orthodox ways.

A Sacrificial Feast in Indonesia

Sara Schonhardt, 12.02.2009

Many Americans know Indonesia by the numbers: the world's fourth-largest democracy and most populous Muslim nation. But fewer know about Indonesia's brand of Islam.

Are Swiss Alps Threatened by Minarets?

John L. Esposito, 12.02.2009

Professor of Religion and International Affairs at Georgetown University

The Swiss minaret ban, like some other European countries' policies, highlights a failure of Western liberalism and raises fundamental questions about religious discrimination and freedom of religion.

Is Mike Huckabee Culpable?

Frank Schaeffer, 12.02.2009

New York Times best-selling author

Four police officers are dead because Huckabee (the not-so-covert Reconstructionist) takes every word of the Bible more seriously than the advice of prosecutors and victim rights groups.

We Needed a New Approach in Afghanistan -- and This Isn't It

Jim Wallis, 12.03.2009

Founder of Sojourners; speaker, author, activist

The decision by President Obama to send additional troops to Afghanistan saddens me. I believe it is a mistake, it is the wrong direction for U.S. for...

After The Swiss Ban On Building Minarets, 3D Islam: A Religion Or A Political Ideology?

Wael Nawara, 12.02.2009

Egyptian Writer

Is Islam a religion or is it a 3D version including a political party and possibly for even more fanatic Imams, a militia? Muslims have to decide.

Cowbells and Minarets

Joan Z. Shore, 12.01.2009

Co-founder, Women Overseas for Equality (Belgium), columnist and author.

To say the Swiss are not trustworthy would be an understatement. But their massive vote against minarets is a different story.

What the Swiss Vote on Minarets Says to the World

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, 12.01.2009

Chairman, Cordoba Initiative

Beneath the surface is a greater issue than architecture. Peace will only come when Westerners and Muslims alike understand that religious freedom is at the core of their spiritual beliefs.

Why Are Some Black Folks So Upset Over Gays Getting Married?

Sam Fulwood, 12.04.2009

Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; Race-Talk contributor

I struggle to comprehend why folks who share my slice of the demographic pie seem to take is personally when two men or two women want to marry and live as a couple.

The Real Reasons Why the Swiss Voted to Ban Minarets

Daniel Ammann, 12.01.2009

Business journalist and author of The King of Oil - The Secret Lives of Marc Rich

While the Swiss have voted to ban the construction of new minarets, against all expectations, this referendum had, in truth, little to do with minarets.

Like Alcohol, Religion Disinhibits Violence, Doesn't Cause It

Valerie Tarico, 12.01.2009

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

Religions elicit peak experiences like mystic euphoria, submission, love and joy. They also elicit protective reactions like anger and fear, the emotions most likely to underlie violence.

Switzerland's minaret ban receives tough reception in the Middle East

Meedan, 12.01.2009

Translated Middle East news and discussion

Switzerland's controversial referendum decision to ban the construction of new minarets for Swiss mosques has caused varying degrees of concern in the...

The Next Economy: The Pursuit Of Happiness

Paul David Walker, 11.30.2009

Author of Unleashing Genius: Leading Yourself, Teams and Corporations

I believe the next economy will be based on the "pursuit of happiness." There are many industries that can thrive if the "pursuit of happiness" begins to replace consumerism.