Category: Community
Bullied To Death: When Will Enough Be Enough?
Each new suicide resulting from anti-gay bullying begs the question: when will enough be enough? We Americans don’t know the meaning of the word “enough.” We don’t know when to stop consumin... Read More
Bullying: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
In Acts of Faith, Eboo Patel recounts a conversation he had with a Catholic leader who was concerned about the consequences that participation in the Interfaith Youth Core might have for the young peo... Read More
To Be Understood
As a result of reading all the posts in our topic of the month, the thing that’s been on my mind a lot is being more proactive about reconciliation strategies between people of faith and the LGB... Read More
Is Our Neighbor…In Akron?
Recently, Kelley Williams-Bolar left jail after serving a ten day sentence for falsifying documents in order to send her daughters to the prestigious Copley-Fairlawn school district and keep them from... Read More
Communion Secrets: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
In a 2010 letter to the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, Metropolitan Jonah of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) wrote, "“Those who engage in such [homosexual] activity are excluded by the Canons fr... Read More
E-Islamophobia: The New Hatewave
“My student just sent 500 of his closest friends and me an e-mail that says Obama is a radical Muslim only pretending to be a Christian. He wrote that if Obama becomes president, our country will be... Read More
Valuing Disability: Memories of my Brother
During the Executive Committee meeting for State of Formation, the following speculation was offered: “We need to incorporate those who are disabled and we must remember do this.” I was deeply gra... Read More
Home is Where the Start Is
At a time when many of the ways in which we are being told we can help curb climate change are “don’ts” these practices can be fun, celebratory, and can create community. Are we going to adequat... Read More