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Health Care, Immigrants, and the Character of Our Country

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

With an issue like health, the faith community has a unique and important role to play -- to define and raise the moral issues beneath the policy debate.

Thanks Glenn Beck -- This 'Socialism' Sounds Great!

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Paul Raushenbush

Capitalism has been given a pass while Americans struggle. When will capitalism be a word as dirty as socialism?

Lies, Damned Lies -- and the DoubleSpeak I Would Erase From the English Language

Johann Hari | Posted 10.19.2009 | World


Johann Hari

The English language needs a spring cleaning to purge phrases that, while posing as neutral descriptions of the world, contain a hidden political agenda that then molds the assumptions of the listener.

Can A Christian Learn from Ramadan?

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living


Yvonne R. Davis

As a Christian who worships the Shabbat, I believe Ramadan is a wonderful way for Christians to remember their Muslim brothers and sisters

Q&A with Robert Wright (Part 2): Is Belief in God Any Weirder Than Belief in Electrons?

Terrence McNally | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living


Terrence McNally

For part 2 of my interview with Robert Wright, author of The Evolution of God, we discuss consciousness, physics, evolution, atheism, Obama and more.

Bullies Delight in Town Hall and Center

Carol Smaldino | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics


Carol Smaldino

We have witnessed a spate of violent bullying and psychological assault, moods of hostility and derision which have stooped to levels that defy any clear intention to act for the greater good.

Saving the World in One Day - Shabbat Around the World

James M. Lynch | Posted 08.11.2009 | Living


James M. Lynch

How does taking a 25 hour break have anything to do with saving the world? Well for me, it is not only physical and spiritual recharging; it's also emotional and intellectual.

A Call to Serve and Preserve Creation

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green


Jim Wallis

Let's ensure that history does not remember us just as "consumers" of the earth and its resources, but as people who take seriously the God-given mandate to "serve and preserve" the earth.

Friday Talking Points [80] -- Parsing Obama's Cairo Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Chris Weigant

This is an interesting and refreshing subtext in Obama's entire speech -- he says things are "facts" and not opinions. Considering the lunacy that passes for "political debate" on American television screens -- where there are always two points of view, and every "fact" is subject to spin from one side or another -- it is a breath of fresh air.

How To: Faith-Based Marketing

Eric Kuhn | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business


Eric Kuhn

Demographics were the market segmentation choice of the last century, but ideology will rule this one.

Reading The Pictures: Tiller and the Silencers

Michael Shaw | Posted 07.02.2009 | Media


Michael Shaw

2009-06-01-protest.jpg What is important to emphasize regarding the murder of Dr. Tiller is that this situation was heading for a bad end.

Sister Helen Prejean, of Dead Man Walking fame, on a Kinder Christianity (Video)

Waylon Lewis | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living


Waylon Lewis

The nun behind Dead Man Walking, the best-selling book and movie offers a Christianity that's about mercy, compassion, forgiveness, humor. "It's all about waking up," Sister Helen says.

Miss California

Jeff Danziger | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


Jeff Danziger

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Joe the Plumber is Queer

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

Time to evolve past Joe the Plumber, past Rush Limbaugh, past the politics and ideology that verge on those that launched the Spanish Inquisition.

The Majority of Muslims Who Attend Mosque Weekly Feel Torturing For Their Cause Is Just**

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

It's time America wake up to the fact that Christians in this country have become just as radicalized (albeit in other ways) as those who pervert Islam (or insert religion here) elsewhere.

Good Morning, GOP. This Is Your Wake-Up Call.

Michael Rowe | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


Michael Rowe

The GOP has long prided itself on tarring the Democrats with "being out of touch with mainstream American values." Today, that tag seems more applicable to them.

Bottoms Up for the Economy

Sandip Roy | Posted 05.20.2009 | Business


Sandip Roy

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Does Evangelical Giving Do the World Good?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.17.2009 | Living


Valerie Tarico

When a person's altruistic impulses are directed toward winning converts, it is valid to ask whether they are actually serving human well-being or simply serving a mind virus.

Christians: Send Your Jewish Friends "Thank You for Christmas" Greeting Cards

Katie Halper | Posted 01.26.2009 | Living


Katie Halper

I would like to give birth to a new holiday tradition. Forget the happy Hanukkah cards. How about thank you notes?

This Christian Believes Pastor Warren Should Put a Sock In It

Scott Foval | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics


Scott Foval

Rick Warren, what you are doing by turning to attack your critics as "Christophobes," is manipulating the core message.

A Wealthy Man

Laurence Leamer | Posted 01.24.2009 | Business


Laurence Leamer

This is a Christmas and Hanukah season like no other. Many people have lost money. Millions are out of work, and those who still have jobs fear for their own future. It is a bad time, but also a good time.

Religious Minorities Under Siege in Iraq (VIDEO)

Jennifer Utz | Posted 01.18.2009 | World


Jennifer Utz

Facing forced conversions, kidnapping for ransom, and murder, religious minorities represent a starkly disproportionate amount of those who've left their homes to find safety elsewhere.

I Voted (Twice) for Obama, and Apparently I Lost

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics


Joe Cutbirth

Warren's selection is a thumb in the eye of every lesbian and gay citizen, and an insult to kind and decent Americans who believed that Obama's presidency was the beginning of a new era.

The Obamagelical Reformation

Cristina Page | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics


Cristina Page

The 2008 election may mark the moment religious voters put reason above rhetoric. The birth of the Obamagelical.

Prayers of the People for Our New President

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 12.08.2008 | Living


Cathleen Falsani

Prayer doesn't necessarily change God, but it has the power to transformour hearts and minds.