Religious Tolerance

Caught in the Act: Peter Rodger on God Almighty

Kathy Eldon | Posted 11.13.2009 | Impact


Kathy Eldon

As I continue my search to catch creative activists in the act of doing good, I checked in with filmmaker Peter Rodger to discuss his new documentary Oh My God.

Do the Rockies Discriminate Against Non-Religious Players?

Jason Salzman | Posted 10.08.2009 | Denver


Jason Salzman

I wonder about whether the team favors religious players every time I see another Rocky show his faith by crossing himself or pointing upward after a base hit.

Chautauqua Institution Spotlights Compassion

Amy Novogratz | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living


Amy Novogratz

We hope that thousands of leaders from all religions, will agree to the Charter for Compassion, add their signatures and address their congregations on compassion.

Middle East Christians Vie For Religious Freedom In Qatar, Egypt

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.20.2009 | World


Journalism Boot Camp

The estimated 175,000 Christians in Qatar are cautiously building the foundation to practice their faith within this conservative country in the Muslim world.

Finding Spirituality and Solidarity in the Interfaith Community

Stephen Rohde | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living


Stephen Rohde

I had not expected to be so touched by the outpouring of spiritual faith in peace and justice and the rejection of war and violence.

As A WASP And A Jew, What's A Girl To Do?

Emily Bracken | Posted 07.12.2009 | Comedy


Emily Bracken

Complex, contradictory and conflicted, I carry with me all the baggage of someone who's had to ponder the existential question: If I had been living in Berlin, in 1939, would I have turned myself into the Gestapo?

Will the Real Islam Please Stand Up?

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living


Leora Tanenbaum

Men have long interpreted Islam from their own point of view and declared that point of view universal for all believers.

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.

Surprises from Liberty University: What I Learned as an Undercover Evangelical

Kevin Roose | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


Kevin Roose

When I stepped on to the campus of Rev. Jerry Falwell's Liberty University for my first day as a new transfer student, I thought I knew what I was getting myself into.

The Jewish Reaction to the Pope's Welcoming Back Holocaust Denying Bishop: Disproportionate!

Rabbi Irwin Kula | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living


Rabbi Irwin Kula

How is it that the view of some cranky powerless bishop evokes calls of a crisis in Catholic -Jewish relations, despite the revolutionary changes in Church teachings regarding Jews since Vatican II?

People of the Book are one Another's Trusted Friends

Harun Yahya | Posted 02.03.2009 | Living


Harun Yahya

Islam is the religion of peace, love and tolerance. However, nowadays certain circles are trying to give Islamic morality the wrong image. The religio...

Behaving Christ-Like

Carol Hoenig | Posted 02.25.2009 | Living


Carol Hoenig

When President Barack Obama said in his inaugural address that "We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus and non-believers", I could...

The War Against Getting Along

Lisa and Michael Littman | Posted 01.12.2009 | Living


Lisa and Michael Littman

Separation of church and state is what allows us to live together. It is not anti-religious -- it is pro-getting along and pro-protecting all religious groups.

Chicago "Hope Not Hate" Leadership Retreats -- Saturday, October 4, 2008

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago


Naazish YarKhan

This fall, join AID's internationally known "Hope Not Hate" Initiative, which seeks to build more collaborative US-Muslim relations. Fostering better ...