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Emergence by Sujato Bhikkhu

Posted on October 31, 2011May 13, 2015 by State of Formation

Religion is, on the face of it, a social movement whose motivation is to inspire the best in humanity. So why does religion make us do the worst? Why, in so many places on so many issues, are religiou... Read More

The Value of Discomfort: Why I won’t make peace with my Parsha

Posted on October 14, 2011February 6, 2012 by Rebecca Levi

I have encountered many mitigating interpretations of the most painful texts in my Torah portion (Lev. 18:22 and 20:13), some more rigorous and thoughtful than others. However, academically and religi... Read More

Assert Your Authority

Posted on October 9, 2011January 3, 2012 by Adina Allen

If on Rosh HaShanah we gain a picture of what can happen when we submit blindly to authority, Yom Kippur is our opportunity to choose another path.... Read More

Christian Values in American Public Policy

Posted on September 25, 2011December 5, 2013 by Damien Arthur

With the presidential campaign season in full swing, the politicians are out trying to promote their religious credentials to their potential constituents, which gives the citizenry the opportunity to... Read More

The Embarrassment of Faith

Posted on June 14, 2011June 12, 2011 by Jenn Lindsay

My friend Jen is a rabbinical student. Her rabbinical school advises students not to shout their future vocation from the rooftops in delicate settings, such as airplanes, thanks to the unfortunate re... Read More

Beyond Borders: Gender, Nature and the Rabbis

Posted on May 19, 2011January 4, 2012 by Adina Allen

Last week I heard Dr. Joy Ladin speak at our local community shul. Dr. Ladin is a professor of English at the orthodox institution Stern College at Yeshiva University and the first out trans professor... Read More

The Curious Case of Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Posted on March 22, 2011July 10, 2011 by Ben DeVan

The former Muslim atheist who "prefer(s) John Locke, John Stuart Mill and Jon Stewart to Jesus Christ," commends...Jesus Christ?... Read More

Dethroning Your Bully God

Posted on February 28, 2011March 5, 2011 by Paul Joseph Greene

February’s State of Formation topic is bullying of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons. The recent and ongoing campaign is to impress upon the victims of bullying the message that �... Read More

Boo and the Big Bad Bully

Posted on February 25, 2011March 5, 2011 by Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio

Last Halloween, the Internet went viral with the story of a preschool boy who wanted to dress as Daphne for Halloween. His mother supported the plan, but the child—given the ghostly pseudonym Boo—... Read More

Bullying: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Posted on February 9, 2011March 5, 2011 by Jason Kerr

In Acts of Faith, Eboo Patel recounts a conversation he had with a Catholic leader who was concerned about the consequences that participation in the Interfaith Youth Core might have for the young peo... Read More