Religion

The Least of These, the Middle Class, and the Most Powerful

Mike Lux | Posted 04.04.2012

Mike Lux

I have always believed that ultimately, unless the good guys get hosed regarding how narrow the legal release language is, the administration's mortgage settlement is a sideshow.

Boycotting Chick-Fil-A While Conservative Christians Play "Victim" Card

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 04.04.2012

Warren J. Blumenfeld

While private companies like Chick-Fil-A have the right to support organizations and causes of their choice, should public tax-supported institutions such as universities maintain connections with those companies that expressly violate campus non-discrimination policies?

Ride On! 'Muslim Taxi' Provides Religiously Appropriate Cars

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 02.02.2012

Getting around can be a difficult situation when you're Muslim, thanks to rules that dictate that men and women ride separately. However, Selim Rei...

Maintaining A Relationship With God When Your Life Is Intolerable

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 04.02.2012

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs

God is there to help us get through those challenges, not to inflict them.

The Price We Pay for "Fair and Balanced" News

Kathryn Dawson | Posted 04.01.2012

Kathryn Dawson

Fox News' fear mongering (and profiteering), particularly when directed at the elderly and most vulnerable, is criminal. I could not bear to see my mother endure unnecessary stress based on lies.

JONAH And The Netherlands

Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet | Posted 04.01.2012

Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet

Just because I maintain that homosexuality is wrong doesn't mean I have to go beating the drum about it anymore than I might regularly preach against adultery.

Fatwa For Tebow

Ajarat Bada | Posted 04.01.2012

Ajarat Bada

I always wonder why people are so afraid of a public display of "religiosity"? I have read a few disturbing comments about Tim Tebow, as if he needed public validation for the public expression of his faith.

Occupy Your Heart

Gary Zukav | Posted 03.31.2012

Gary Zukav

The Occupy movement continues to spread around the world despite beatings, arrests, evictions, and the loss of so much personal property, frequently b...

How The Placebo Effect Proves That God Exists

Richard Schiffman | Posted 04.01.2012

Richard Schiffman

We can't find God, because, paradoxically, we are already the God that we are seeking.

An Atheist President: Is There Any Future?

Alton Lu | Posted 03.31.2012

Alton Lu

As an atheist, I understand that all religions play a significant part in life. If I became president, I would not infringe on anyone's right to worship their God as they see fit, unless it breaks another law.

Religious Tolerance in Nigeria: A View From the North

Margee Ensign | Posted 03.31.2012

Margee Ensign

Nigeria has many problems. At the moment religious intolerance is not one of them. We all pray that the inaccurate reporting does not fuel fear, hatred and more deaths. We all hope that the story of faiths coming together in harmony and support is recognized and celebrated.

Lois Takes On Religion On 'Family Guy'

Posted 03.31.2012

Once again, "Family Guy" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on Fox) jumped right into a controversial issue. Stewie made a new friend, who the Griffin family quickly d...

Mocking Mormons

Lauren Ashburn | Posted 03.29.2012

Lauren Ashburn

If you thought we went down this "attack Mormons" road four years ago, and it's a non-issue because voters and the media are more enlightened now, guess again.

Darkness Ain't Cool

Alisha L. Gordon, M.Ed. | Posted 03.30.2012

Alisha L. Gordon, M.Ed.

If being in the dark sucks so much, why would we want to live in spiritual darkness? Why would we want to live in proverbial fear, feeling our way around life, trying not to stumble and fall?

Teach Us How To Pray

Wilfredo Amr Ruiz | Posted 03.27.2012

Wilfredo Amr Ruiz

Our aspiration shall be to imitate the prophets and messengers of God.

Sanctum Santorum: He's Not The Only Ignorant One

Philip Goldberg | Posted 03.27.2012

Philip Goldberg

Dividing us broadly into Christian, Hindu or Muslim might make for neat chapter headings in comparative religion books, but in a globalized, pluralistic world, the brand names don't say enough about the actual spiritual lives of individuals.

None Is Saved While One Still Suffers

Christian Piatt | Posted 03.27.2012

Christian Piatt

What if we don't each possess "a soul"? What if there is some greater Collective Soul in which we get to take part, but which we never own, so to speak?

PHOTOS: Modern Day Exorcism Performed In Mexico City

Posted 01.25.2012

The New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia describes an exorcism as "the act of driving out, or warding off, demons, or evil spirits, from persons, places, ...

Why God Allows Suffering Now Easier to Explain Than How to Get a Job on LinkedIn

James Napoli | Posted 03.25.2012

James Napoli

Hans Willmore is the lead scientific investigator at Oslo's Neuroconnectivity Institute, where the studies comparing a subject's ability to explain LinkedIn with his or her ability to break down the complexities of an apparently indifferent universe began.

Harpo Marx's Holy Harp

David Kersh | Posted 03.24.2012

David Kersh

Somewhere, most likely in Wikipedia, we discovered that Harpo had gifted his famous harp to the state of Israel; this seemed a bit surprising, for after reading his autobiography, he came across as more of a country club nudist than a Zionist.

New Anti-Gay Presbyterian Denomination: Cowardly Lions

John Shore | Posted 03.22.2012

John Shore

ECO honchos! Just say you've formed because you believe that gays shouldn't be ordained!

Religious Liberty Got A Little Stronger Today

Sally Steenland | Posted 03.22.2012

Sally Steenland

Allowing women to make decisions based on their conscience when it comes to key matters of family and health is an example of religious liberty at its best.

Religious Faith Brings Happiness? It's Complicated, Study Shows

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.20.2012

Are religious people happier? Studies have shown that God-fearing folks tend to have higher self-esteem than nonbelievers, but new research publishe...

Opinion, Fact and Hubris: Our Response to a Changing Planet

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 03.21.2012

Jeff Schweitzer

When the fact of climate change becomes as evident to doubters as the orbit of the earth, perhaps we will learn from this colossal mistake of elevating opinion to the status of fact. If we are lucky enough, we will have another chance.

Sober in the District: The Diary of a Buzzkill

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 03.21.2012

Hani Almadhoun

So what does a Muslim, whose best friends are Mormons, do for fun in Washington, D.C.? When I first moved to the District, I had not seen many drunk people before.