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The War on What, Exactly: “Christmas”, Starbucks, Doctor Who, and Ombre-Is-The-New-Red

The War on What, Exactly: “Christmas”, Starbucks, Doctor Who, and Ombre-Is-The-New-Red

Posted on November 11, 2015November 10, 2015 by Katelynn Carver
Every early-November, a lovely woman I used to work with would come in to the office, hands cupped joyously—reverently almost—around a tall vanilla latte in a bright red container, serene smile on... Read More
Ideas for Research On Interfaith Couples and Families

Ideas for Research On Interfaith Couples and Families

Posted on September 21, 2015September 20, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay
I conducted anthropological research on interfaith couples and marriages in Indonesia in 2010, and have continued to investigate interfaith dialogue practices, religious diversity management and inter... Read More
Why Inter-Faith Studies? By Carl Strikwerda

Why Inter-Faith Studies? By Carl Strikwerda

Posted on September 1, 2015August 31, 2015 by Guest Post
America’s Bill of Rights promises freedom of religion in that the government shall make no law restricting the exercise of religion. The American people, by contrast, have often struggled to accept ... Read More
Humanism, Race, and Why NonHumanists Should Care

Humanism, Race, and Why NonHumanists Should Care

Posted on August 24, 2015August 23, 2015 by Wendy Webber
I am a white, female, humanist writing today about what I have seen and heard about the racial climate in humanism (and its relatives: atheism, skepticism, freethought, etc.). “Racial climate” all... Read More
Domestic 'Terrorism' Depends on the Perpetrator

Domestic ‘Terrorism’ Depends on the Perpetrator

Posted on July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 by Wilfredo Amr Ruiz
In the past years our country has witnessed a wave of domestic terrorist acts mainly perpetrated by white supremacists and right-wing extremists; not Islamist terrorists. Just to highlight a few of th... Read More
Interfaith Dialogue and Identity Formation

Interfaith Dialogue and Identity Formation

Posted on May 14, 2015May 13, 2015 by Eli Lieberman
Interfaith dialogue is of increasing importance on a daily basis in our current international social, political and economic order. This can be seen in the current interfaith groups that are gathering... Read More
Reflections on Scapegoating

Reflections on Scapegoating

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 by State of Formation
We are pleased to be sharing, over the coming weeks, a series of four reflection pieces on the State of Formation visit to the United Stated Holocaust Memorial Museum this spring. Each one is a collab... Read More
Choosing Sides in Baltimore

Choosing Sides in Baltimore

Posted on April 30, 2015April 30, 2015 by Esther Boyd
Like so many cities and communities over the past year that have come to our national attention, Baltimore is suffering. But what is happening on the streets of Baltimore is different from what is be... Read More
Guru Nanak at the White House

Guru Nanak at the White House

Posted on November 17, 2014November 16, 2014 by Simran Jeet Singh
The following is the address I gave at The White House celebrating Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. Vahiguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Vahiguru Ji Ki Fateh! Thank you to President Obama and his staff for bring... Read More
Thanksgiving Just For Christians?

Thanksgiving Just For Christians?

Posted on November 11, 2014November 10, 2014 by Wendy Webber
Several friends and I have debated the nature of Thanksgiving for years. My friends contend that it is a Christian holiday. I disagree. Thanksgiving is in no way intrinsically religious. Of course, no... Read More
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