Category: Interfaith
Military Service and Left-Hand Paths
Veterans Day will be observed this year on Monday, Nov. 11, and as I do every year, I’ll first spend some time fretting over whether there should be an apostrophe somewhere in that name, and the... Read More
The Crumbling Argument against Women’s Ordination
Opponents of female ordination have an arsenal of arguments against allowing women into the ministry. One of the most well-worn comes from the Pastoral Epistles, likely written by a disciple of Paul... Read More
Should Everyone Study Theology?: A Response to Tara Isabella Burton
In a recent piece entitled “Study Theology, Even If You Don’t Believe in God,” Tara Isabella Burton claims that theology is worth taking seriously, even for people who don’t believe in God. Fo... Read More
The Time is Now: Interfaith Activists from Interfaith Families by Susan Katz Miller
When I search the internet for mentions of “interfaith,” I get news from two separate worlds. One is the world of interfaith “dialogue” and activism, in which people from different religions (... Read More
Sikh Ethics and Political Engagement
Originally published with Tikkun; Co-written with Dr. Prabhjot Singh As members of an underrepresented community in modern America, we find ourselves in the midst of a double bind. On the one hand, we... Read More
Who are Your Friends?
One of the best friends I have in the world is this man named Jamie. I don’t think he will mind when I tell you he is an atheist. I am a Christian. I still remember parts of the conversation we had ... Read More
Moving Past Religion as an Abstraction
Growing up in a secular home in the Southern Baptist atmosphere of Central Oklahoma, religion was not only absent from my daily life, it was something I was neither drawn to nor knowledgeable about. T... Read More
Laughable Beliefs
I believe that laughter is an important element of crossing any divide. But beliefs—of any creed—are often deeply serious. When is it okay to laugh about religion? Obviously, jokes designed to dis... Read More