Category: Community
Crime & Punishment: Are There Evil People?
Why does our current prison system exist? Why do we continue to support a punitive approach that blames the individual rather than putting the bulk of our resources into rehabilitation and reform? Per... Read More
Creating Religious Dialogue in Bangladesh
“Sir, my parents are very interested in your ideas. They want a picture of you.” With this, my student gave me a pair of sunglasses and asked me to pose. For the last three weeks, I have been teac... Read More
On Leaving the Cathedral During the Homily – A Heretic’s Lent
My hands shake as I type this, less than an hour since I walked out of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception during Father So-and-so’s homily. I attend Mass once or twice a month, ... Read More
Expanding Notions of Justice
As I shook his hand, I thanked him for his work and was about to say more when he posed a gentle challenge. “I listened with interest to your presentation,” he said, “especially the part about c... Read More
An Opinion Piece: “Stop Injustice at the Department of Education” By Rabbi Joseph A. Skloot
On January 31, 2012, just a few days ago, my family’s financial plans were unexpectedly upended by the Federal Department of Education. For nearly the last two years, we had planned to enroll in the... Read More
Atheism Is Still “Other”
In “Atheists As “Other”: Moral Boundaries and Cultural Membership in American Society,” Penny Edgell, Joseph Gerteis, and Douglas Hartmann show that “atheists are less likely to be accepted,... Read More
Abraham and a Jewish Theology of Protest
The Torah is filled with examples of prophets who protest in the name of justice. Moses protested the misdeeds of his fellow Israelites. Joshua protested falsified reports about the Holy Land. The ver... Read More
Guest Post: If You Live Your Life in Fear, It’s Not Much of a Life Worth Living
Originally posted on Groundswell Movement, February 8, 2012, By Jessica Jenkins Macky Alston‘s new film Love Free or Die chronicles the life of Bishop Gene Robinson, the Episcopal Church’... Read More