Pluralism

Why is it that advocacy positions influenced by deeply held religious beliefs about poverty, hunger, disease, human dignity and related issues are seldom, if ever, critiqued from the left?

The phobias stem from the fact that religions have moved away from being spiritual to political entities, simply meaning each religious group is living in its own silos and in conflict with the other.

What kind of America do you want? Are you willing to do your share of in preserving the freedom and liberties of the individuals at home and abroad? The least you can do is to speak up.

The significance of such an approach to dialogues is not dependent upon whether both sides agree or disagree on a given issue; rather, that we are comfortable accepting these differences as a starting point.

Why should anyone stand up for you, if you are not willing to do the same for others? To create an America we dream about, we have to act.

I see many spokes in the wheel. Might that be the varied people in my life or within this world? Each separate and yet mysterious connected?

Regardless of how easy or difficult, heartfelt or empty, the foundation of every apology is dharma, or righteous duty.

The biggest part of Thanksgiving is sharing and caring. It is a day to express friendship and kindness to those who are struggling with the difficulties of life. It ought to bring out the best in us for others.

It's the 542nd birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism. Let's pray this Gurpurab nurture goodwill and remove ill-will between Muslims and Sikhs.

What does submitting to God really mean from a non-religious perspective? It simply means subscribing to the idea of a cohesive environment where each human being is respected for his or her place, nourishment and nurturance.

No one has a right to belittle other's faiths. If Senator Williams has a problem let it be his problem and one should not malign Christianity for his bigotry. Each faith is dear to the believer and no faith is superior to the other.

It's typical to think that theology is static and permanent. It's not, though. What's true instead is that theology follows sociology. And slowly but surely we are all becoming members of one big society.

Today, on the occasion of World Peace Day, I urge all countries of the world to come together -- to come forward -- to allocate a small fraction of their defense budget toward peace education.

We can be conflicted between ideals and application and struggle to implement our values into our lives and policy. This raises serious questions about what it means to live as followers of Jesus in an increasingly diverse post-9/11 country.

We asked our community to tell us: What role does your dharma (religion/faith/spirituality) play in civic engagement, social justice and development issues?

To build cohesive societies where trust is the norm, we have to treat everyone justly.

Thank you Dad for inculcating the value of treating every human with full dignity, that is just one of the thousands of things you blessed me with. I love to see all of God's creation treated fairly and justly.

What happened at Pentecost runs much deeper than peaking in a charismatic "tongues-of-fire" prayer language. It was a divine moment of reconciliation among people.

Diane Eck, Director of Harvard University's Pluralism Project, talks about interfaith work and the importance of creating relationships out of diversi...

Let us do our small part to leave the world better off for our existence, however long or brief that may prove to be.