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Was Jesus a Vegetarian?

Kamran Pasha | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Kosher, Religion, Islam, Vegetarian, Halal, Jesus, Christ, Vegan, Christianity, Judaism, Living News

After lengthy research, I have become convinced that Jesus Christ himself was in all likelihood a vegetarian, and that vegetarianism was probably a central tenet of the early Christian community.

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The 'One-state Solution' Only Stokes Palestinians Self-Delusion

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Jordan, Netanyahu, Jews, Solomon's Temple, Jerusalem, Jesus, Abbas, Two-State Solution, Obama, Palestinians, Munich, World News, Gaza, Cairo, Right of Return, Genocide, New York Times, Israel, Anti-Semitism, Nazi Holocaust, President Clinton, One-State Solution, World News

Until the Palestinians eager to bury the Jewish state finally recognize the legitimate national aspirations of 5.7 million Jews, there may not be peace. But there will always be an Israel.

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What if the Right was Right? A Reflection on the "Christian States of America."

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Fundamentalism, Social Justice, President Obama, Teabaggers, Islamists, Secularism, Violence, Globalization, Gun Control, International Law, Obama, Christian Nation, Religious Right, Guns, Nation-State, Politics, Gandhi, Us Constitution, Moral Majority, Christ, Taxation, Health Care, Spirituality, Taxes, Christian Right, Jesus, Terrorism, War, Democracy, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Iraq War, Terroists, Nonviolence, Jesus Christ, Far Right, Progressive Christianity, Health Care Reform, Town Halls, Christianity, Socialism, World, Gospels, Politics News

I am not saying that Jesus was a Stalinist or even a communist, just that it's very clear from his teachings that he believed that people were happier and healthier when they shared with each other.

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Christians, Please Report to the Health Insurance Reform Debate

Rob Warmowski | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Christianity, Health Care Debate, Christianity and Health Care, Health Care, Jesus, Politics News

What would Jesus think of the pay-or-die private health insurance model the US shamefully supports -- alone among the 39 most industrialized nations on earth?

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Sanford Takes Me to Sunday School

Donnie Fowler | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tax Cuts, Enhanced Interrogations, Gop, Mark Sanford, Poor, Jesus, South Carolina, Republicans, Politics News

South Carolina's Governor Mark Sanford announced two great epiphanies today: why he should not resign (gosh, we thought he was going to) and why his fellow South Carolina Republicans would not cooperate with him the last few years (no, it's not why you think).

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No One Who Was Normal Ever Made History: A Tribute to Michael Jackson

James Arthur Ray | Posted 07.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Normalcy, Michael Jackson Death, Michael Jackson Dead, Jesus, Geniuses, Michael Jackson Dies, Walt Whitman, Friedrich Nietzsche, Genius, Death, Life, Icon, Fame, Tribute, Entertainment News

Michael's life, when considered within the broader scope of highly creative people throughout history, was not really that unusual after all.

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Lazarus and the Iranians

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Global, Wealthy, President Obama, Lazarus and the Rich Man, Jesus, Grassroots, Justice of God, Poor, Injustice, Luke, Government, Streets, Image of God, Iran, Muslim, Wealth, Muslim World, Protest, Muslims, Story of Lazarus, Justice, Poverty, Iranians, Lazarus, Politics News

A connection has been made. A connection clearly seen between a young generation here in the United States and a young generation of Iranians who have taken to the streets.

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Qawwali Gospel: Where Muslims and Christians Worship As One

Derek Beres | Posted 07.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Muslim Voices, Bam, Craig Adams, Brooklyn, Jesus, Faiz Ali Faiz, Gospel, Flamenco, Qawwali, Entertainment News

Faiz Ali Faiz and Craig Adams for Qawwali Gospel wove two seemingly disparate musical styles together to pay homage to the divine. Through them, Allah and Jesus met and danced.

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Republican Party Bankrupt; Reorganizes As A Church

Lee Stranahan | Posted 07.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Meghan McCain, Religion, Church, Liz Cheney, Jesus, Religion and Politics, Gop, Liz Cheney Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, Separation of Church and State, Republican Party, Dick Cheney, Republican, Comedy News

Republican officials wasted no time in taking advantage of their new found status as a religion and began punishing infidels, giving each other impressive titles and handing out funny hats.

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

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Jews, Nuke, Sessions, Guantanamo, Judge Sotomayor, Extremist, America, Israelis, Muslim, Assalaamu Alaykum, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Midotw, Sotomayor, Racism, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Christians, Quran, Jesus, Terrorist, Palestinians, Barack Obama, Judge, Mddotw, Sonia Sotomayor, Israel, Taliban, Respect, Christian, Egypt, Al Qaeda, President Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Speech, Fact, Cia, Jeff Sessions, Opinion, Obama, Iraq, Nuclear, Religious Tolerance, Friday Talking Points, Koran, Republican, Iran, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Islamic, Shah of Iran, Mohammed, Islam, Npt, Judiciary Committee, Nuclear Weapon, Palestinian, Palestine, Democracy, United States, Settlements, Moses, Jewish, Zakat, Womens Rights, Barack Hussein Obama, Chris Weigant, Cairo, Shah, Afghanistan, Stereotype. Terrorism, Obama Cairo Speech, Torture, Turkey, Ankara-Turkey, Jerusalem-Israel, Islamic Republic of Iran, Indonesia, Lebanon, South Africa, World News

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.

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Thank God It's Thursday: Book Expo '09 & The 27s plus The Singular Thomas Dolby

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nikola Tesla, Italian, Brian Jones, Catholicism, Josh Hunter, New Wave, Eric Segalstad, Dolby's Cube, Who, The Magic Show, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Stevie Wonder, Lene Lovich, Dynasty, Margaret Thatcher, Burt Bacharach, Albert Einstein, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Dan Hicks, Peter Ham, The Kushans, Albert Schatz, Jesus, Wicked, Stephen Schwartz, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Mario Puzo, Depeche Mode, Poughkeepsie, Rose Bowl, Prefab Sprout, Thompson Twins, Roger Waters, Foreigner, Entertainment News, Carol De Gierer, Doug Henning, Pink Floyd, Enchanted, Joni Mitchell, Chris Bell, India, Unplugged, Promises in the Dark, Thomas Dolby, Poughkeepsie Journal, Live Aid, Jim Morrison, The Wall, Ronald Reagan, Mephisto on Wing, Latin, Broadway, Neil Young, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Issa, The 27 Club, Janis Joplin, Grand Theft Auto, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Antoinette Pannard, David Bowie, Mtv, MTV Unplugged, Amazon, Kathleen Beller, Bill Clinton, Angels & Demons, Pocahontas, Albert Schweitzer, Kurt Cobain, George Clinton, Bookexpo, Robert Johnson, Grammy Awards, Best Buy, Lois Drake, Pop Music, The Godfather, Jazz, Indiana Jones, Howard Jones, The Betsy, New Age, Def Leppard, Jimi Hendrix, Robyn Hitchcock, Dan Brown, Pippin, Godspell, Entertainment News

This year's BookExpo in New York City had its usual small arena of publishers at gussied-up kiosks hawking the latest and greatest by writers known and unknown.

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Jesus Christ Nominated To Supreme Court; Republicans Oppose Candidacy On Principle (VIDEO)

Posted 06.20.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Supreme Court, Supreme Court Nomination, Video, Funny Videos, Jesus Supreme Court, Andy Cobb, Jesus for Supreme Court, Jesus Christ Nominated, Jesus Nominated to Supreme Court, Jesus, Comedy News

A recent post (about Jesus' nomination to the highest court in the land and his subsequent defaming by the Republicans) on the Daily Kos inspired sati...

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Shameful Plight of the Middle East's Christians

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

Read More: Arabs, Palestinian Christians, Ghandi, Middle East, Jesus Christ, Middle East Conflict, Jesus, Iraqi Christians, Christian Arabs, Religion, World News

No community today is so targeted by violent thugs for no reason other than sheer bigotry as are the Christians of Iraq.

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Bishops Upset at Obama/Notre Dame: Try Listening to Jesus

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Catholic Church, Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, Grand Theft Jesus, Jesus, Catholic Bishops, Bishop John D'Arcy, Obama Catholics, Obama Notre Dame Commencement, Barack Obama, Obama Notre Dame, Religion, Religion and Politics, Politics News

As an American Catholic, I find these actions by the Hierarchy and "conservative" elements within the laity to be more than a little disturbing.

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Reading Amanda: One Black Man's Burden

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 06.13.2009 | Style

Read More: Harlem, John F. Kennedy, Langston Hughes, Charlie Rose, Jesus, Architectural Digest, James Baldwin, Carter Burden, Mr. And Mrs. Hamilton McKown Twombly, Eartha Kitt, Jane Jacobs, Amanda Burden, Charlie Rangel, The Dakota, Parties, Vanderbilt, New York City, Barack Obama, River House, Robert F. Kennedy, Rezoning, Newport, Lewis H. Michaux, In the Hamptons, Henry Roth, New York Times, Malcolm X, Philip Johnsons, Society, Maya Angelou, Tuxedo Park, New-York-Socialites, Style News

Reputedly she is known by friends and family as "Ba"; habitually, as a uniform, she sports sober Calvin Klein suits and subsists on tuna or grilled...

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Al Jazeera Strikes Back at Pentagon, Releases Unedited Footage of US Soldiers' 'Bible Study' in Afghanistan (Video)

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

Read More: Pentagon, War in Afghanistan, Bible Study, Afghanistan, Jesus, Christianity, Al Jazeera, Brian Hughes, Breaking News, World News

A day after the Pentagon accused Al Jazeera of being 'irresponsible and inappropriate' for broadcasting the 'hunt for Jesus' in Afghanistan footage, the network releases unedited tapes.

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How Religions Were United by 'Faith Fighter'

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 06.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Islamophobia, Hinduism, Faith Fighter, Saudi Arabia, Jesus, Christianity, Video Games, Buddhism, Media News

I guess when it comes to religion vs. freedom of expression... the game will never be 'over'!

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Survivor Tocantins: Lies and Whispers

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 06.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Reality TV, Survivor Tocantins, Jesus, Vodka, Survivor, H1n1, Entertainment News

Watching any kind of competition is always more enjoyable if you have someone to root for. The problem with the last third of this season of Survivor is that there is no one left to root for.

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The Immorality of Intolerance and Inconsistency

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Iran, Intelligent Design, Jesus, Cheney, Korea, Evolution, Gingrich, Bush, Left Wing, Right Wing, Partisan, Politics News

The inconsistent standards by which Gingrich, Cheney and Republicans are judging Obama are troubling.

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Tinted Windows Vs. The Beatles: Which Is Bigger Than Jesus?

David Wild | Posted 05.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paul McCartney, Taylor Hanson, Tinted Windows, Jesus, The Beatles, Pop Music, Music, Entertainment News

It is those lovable moptops the Beatles who remain eternally Bigger Than Jesus. Tinted Windows are perhaps comparable in size to Jesus, but no larger or wider.

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Homophobia Is Killing Our Youth

Jason Mannino | Posted 05.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Murder, Anger, Hate Crimes, Hate, Jesus, Homophobia, Obama, Forgiveness, Glsen, Love, Homophobe, Bandura, Gay Issues, Living News

While our youth silently protest violent homophobia, I implore you to take a moments to ask the tough questions: "Where in my own life do I harbor hatred, fear, anger, and what steps can I take to begin to resolve it?"

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And Nice to Meet You, too

Scott Diel | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

Read More: Ovid, American, Etiquette, Dining, Jesus, Estonia, Introductions, Estonia Culture, Tradition, Dining Tradition, Folies-Bergere, Estonian Culture, Dinner, Culture, World News

Perhaps atypical of Estonian dinner parties, the conversation -- on their part -- flowed. But I couldn't take part. I could only sit and wonder: Who are you people? But I didn't ask. I didn't want to be too American, to pry with invasive questions.

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Top 5 Easter Traditions From Around The World

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.13.2009 | World

Read More: Easter Saturday, Easter Holiday, Holidays, Easter Week, Easter, Palm Sunday, Catholicism, Easter Sunday, Bermuda Kites, Holy Week, Bermuda, Norway, Good Friday, Easter Traditions, Jesus Christ, Haiti, Easter Holy Week, Jesus, Christianity, Europe, Sweden, Easter Fires, Easter Traditions Around the World, Traditions of Easter, Easter Celebration Around the World, Easter Monday Traditions, Easter Sweden, Fun Easter Traditions, Easter Photos Around the World, World News

Easter is upon us! Easter Week began this past weekend with Palm Sunday and culminates in weekend commemorations of Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Eas...

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Was Jesus A Yogi?

Tara Stiles | Posted 05.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Gospel, Jesus Christ, Jesus, Discovery Channel, The Inner Life, Yoga, Living News

So, I was up late the other night trying to wind down and I got sucked into watching the Discovery channel -- always an educational end to a long day....

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