Category: Community
The Limitations of Free Speech – Part 2
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the need to re evaluate the concept of free speech in terms of the greater aspect of understanding “the other.” So how do we get out of the conundrum that we... Read More
Why I Bother: Voting as a Young American
Last week, I was pleased to be an audience member in the first taping of a new series on why Texans have one of the lowest rates of civic participation in the country. This particular taping was speci... Read More
Forgiveness from a Humanist Perspective
On October 2nd I was invited to present on forgiveness and reconciliation from a humanist perspective. It was an eight person panel for “Ahimsa Day” at Claremont Lincoln University. It... Read More
“One Candle, One Life, One Planet: The Jewish Festival of Hanukkah and the Deep Meaning of Small Differences,” by Robert Pollack
How do we measure the importance of an event, the meaning of the difference it makes? As a scientist my answer is simple: the bigger the difference, the more important the event. By this measure the m... Read More
In Community Together
At one time people could have lived in relative isolation from one another, but even then, humankind across the earth was connected. Today, the Internet, mobile access, and social networking make our ... Read More
How Sikhs Handle Hate
Re-published with permission from the authors. Original Source: Religion Dispatches. Co-Author: Rajdeep Singh As we reflect on the massacre of Sikh worshippers in Oak Creek, Wisconsin earlier this mon... Read More
Mayor Tonya Hoeffel’s Act Of Intolerance Towards The Sikh Community
Re-published with permission from the authors. Original Source: Huffington Post. Co-Author: Savneet Singh Less than one month after of the massacre of Sikhs in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Mayor Tonya Hoeff... Read More
State of Formation and Inter-Religious Prophetic Leadership
My work with State of Formation is exhilarating, mainly because it is built upon a beautiful model of emerging leaders empowering emerging leaders. We are an interreligious vocal minority rising to th... Read More