Category: Challenges
We Haven’t “Won” Yet
This post originally appeared on the Washington Post On Faith and the Huffington Post Religion. The attacks on the United States of America orchestrated by Osama bin Laden occurred during my first w... Read More
The Tolling Bell: Do Some Deserve to Die?
Outside the White House, citizens gathered to wave American Flags and chant “USA! USA!” At Ground Zero and Times Square people came out in droves. Right now as I type people are pressing onto the ... Read More
The Humanist Obligation to Serve: Being “Good without God” Requires Action
“I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion — and where it isn’t, that’s where my work lies.” — Ram Dass Ten years ago, in the summer before my f... Read More
Can We Talk?
In interfaith circles there is frequently a call for "dialogue" rather than "debate". Is it really possible for those with deeply differing metaphysical commitments to engage in "dialogue", or is the ... Read More
Atheist Hijacking of Humanism
A hypocrite wears a halo but hides mockery in his heart. Ambrose Bierce defines hypocrisy as “one who, professing virtues that he does not respect, secures the advantage of seeming to be what he des... Read More
Defamation and Debate: The Conversation Within
The conversation within a faith is painful and challenging because it can feel like a battle for the identity of the faith itself, and by extension, our own identity. It’s easy to think that differe... Read More
How Hoops Can Fix Your Oops (or, A Lighthearted Treatise on the Wisdom of Basketball’s Justice)
Let’s talk about the cost of the clink: With the United States having the highest incarceration rate in the industrialized world, with costs to maintain it soaring, and with high recidivism, most Am... Read More
What Do Americans Really Believe?
Are mega-churches more intimate than small congregations? Are atheists more superstitious or likely to believe in the paranormal than conservative Christians? Do many Americans believe some "non-relig... Read More