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Scalars, Vectors, and Hypotheses beyond Atheism
This post recommends and responds to a recent essay by Paul Wallace who argues that "Most atheists reject far too little.” ... Read More
A Humanist Resolution to Overcome the Faith Gap
This post originally appeared in the Huffington Post Religion. It may be mid-January, but I’m still thinking of Christmas. The week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve just might be my fa... Read More
Call for Submissions: History and Inter-Religious Encounter
“There is no surer basis for fanaticism than bad history, which is invariably history oversimplified.” – Diarmaid MacCulloch Is the history of religious encounter largely one of disagreement and... Read More
Memento Mori: Cultivating a Mortal Imagination
I believe that it is not a coincidence that our president was able to challenge us to expand our moral imaginations during this time of national grieving and reflection. It is precisely because our im... Read More
Time to Stop Rewarding the Dehumanizing Rhetoric
This post originally appeared in the Washington Post’s On Faith. In the wake of this national tragedy, many have speculated about whether violent rhetoric and imagery used by Sarah Palin and oth... Read More
Palin’s “blood libel” Comment Re-examined
As a Christian who is invested in building new, constructive bridges between Jewish and Christian communities, Sarah Palin’s recent claim that she had been accused of blood libel, in regards to ... Read More
Combating hate in the midst of sadness
I certainly have been in shock at the news that came out of Tucson this weekend. The acts of the young man who took so many lives and has sent our nation into a fury of emotional outcry comes as dev... Read More
Five Reasons Why I, a Christian, Oppose the Public Display of the Ten Commandments (Part I)
I am among the millions of people who claim dual citizenship in the United States and one of the faiths which consider the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament to be sacred writ. With all due respect to Ben... Read More
Five Reasons Why I, a Christian, Oppose the Public Display of the Ten Commandments (Part II)
(read Part I) My previous article raised two objections to the public display of the Ten Commandments in the United States. First, such displays can function as a veneer masking substantial disregar... Read More