Category: Social Issues
Christmas Is Never Over: What Bethlehem Taught Me
This summer, Abigail received a scholarship to join a two-week-long Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME) human rights delegation to Israel and Palestine. UUJME’s mission is... Read More
Putting a Stop to Fear and Prejudice Through Engaging the “Other”
Managing Editor’s note: all Contributing Scholars begin writing by answering the following question as their first post: Why are you committed to building relationships with those from different rel... Read More
Racism is an Honest Mistake
I want to tell you what I mean when I say that racism is an honest mistake, but first I want to be clear about some assumptions I’m making. The first is that I’m contributing to a conversation amo... Read More
The Earth is the Lord’s
For the first week of 2016, I had the pleasure to join a rabbinic mission to Israel, sponsored by AIPAC’s American Israel Education Foundation and the Michael and Lisa Leffell Foundation. On the... Read More
Dear Internet Active Peeps – Please Stop Using #YallQaeda and #YeeHawd
You Are Doing Theonormative Harm For those unfamiliar with the situation underway in eastern Oregon, I recommend this piece, as I will be citing it later. And, before I begin, allow me to reflexive... Read More
An Open Letter to NH Governor Maggie Hassan
Dear Governor Hassan, In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris and your subsequent call to halt the process of allowing Syrian refugees to cross into our country, I write to ask for your compassi... Read More
Our Right To Worship Safely
“Whosoever sees an evil, then let him change it with his hand. If he is not able, then with his tongue. And if he is not able to do that, then with his heart and that is the weakest of belief.” ~ ... Read More
“Love Every One”: A Christmas Reflection on a Grammatical Error and How Utilitarian We Are
I love art – looking at it, watching others create it, attempting to make it myself, even though at least half of my attempts end up looking like they were made by a kindergartener without much arti... Read More