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When does it not pay to be Muslim?
So Lowe’s, the US-based chain of retail home improvement and appliances, has decided to pull its advertising from the reality TV show All-American Muslim. Most of us aren’t stupefied with... Read More
The Media My Daughter Witnessed – Last I Looked, I Wasn’t a Bitch – Part II
This is Part II of The Media My Daughter Witnessed series illustrating the effect of the media on my daughter and in this piece, on women in general. I am not a female dog, or any other kind of animal... Read More
The Media My Daughter Witnessed – Part I
I am a great mom. My life as a mother is rewarding, educational, and at times, messy. I realized as my daughter, Katy, matured, the more mistakes I made, the more I learned, and the more I realized th... Read More
5 Things the Church Can Learn From Women’s Roller Derby
In a world where girls and young women are bombarded by the media's portrayal of the perfect body -- where eating disorders, depression and low self-esteem characterize young women's lives -- there al... Read More
CEO of Home Depot: Purchase Advertising on All-American Muslim to replace Lowe’s
These views are my own. I co-wrote this petition with Frank Fredericks of Religious Freedom USA. State of Formation is in no capacity co-sponsoring this petition, nor is the Journal of Inter-Religious... Read More
Clarity or Vagueness? Issues in Theological Discourse
“All simplifications of religious dogma are shipwrecked upon the problem of evil.” Imagine for a second that you are somebody who believes in the existence of “something” beyond the physical c... Read More
A Choosing-Judaism Holiday Dilemma: What Do We Do with Santa?
“But Mom, if we celebrate Hanukkah, then Santa won’t come, will he?” This was the question from my clearly worried 7-year old last December as we prepared to celebrate our first Hanukkah. And ju... Read More
Money Cannot Be Eaten
Article first published as Money Cannot Be Eaten on Blogcritics. As the last of the Occupy encampments are swept away across the nation, few can fail to recognize that whatever the future of this move... Read More
Sing the Third Verse!
The spirit of Advent is one of sensitivity to oppression and suffering, to hunger and need. Under the weight of such sorrows, Advent finds in the prophets of Israel a hope that gives voice to these ... Read More