Tag: Religion
Pro-homosexuality and anti-homosexuality religious believers together against gay-related bullying?
In light of several high profile cases of gay related bullying, this essay may disgruntle -- at least a little -- almost everyone who reads it.... Read More
Am I Anti-Semitic?
I support and believe in the Palestinians—their right to inhabit the land they live on and have lived on for many, many years, and I support their plight. Does this make me Anti-Semitic? After Isr... Read More
In Memory of David Kato: An Evangelical Response to Anti-Homosexuality in Uganda
Four days ago, David Kato was brutally murdered in Mukono, a town about 13 miles east of Uganda’s capital city of Kampala. He was one of Uganda’s leading gay rights activists. Inspired by the ... Read More
The choice between church and sports
When I was in middle school, I played for a City youth football team in Sioux Falls, SD. Our team wasn’t very good and many of the other guys quit before the end of the year. Since half of the t... Read More
Dynamic Stillness
The State of Formation seeks to provide a platform for emerging religious and ethical leaders in formation. But what does it really mean to be in formation? This personal reflection looks at reconcili... Read More
Bury the Bloody Hatchet: Secularism, Islam, and Reconciliation in Afghanistan
When the US negotiated peace with American Indians just a few years after the American Revolution, they used religiously-inspired, culturally relevant symbols to “bury the hatchet.” However, the... Read More
Tea with Hezbollah
Last Thursday, the New York Times reported that the Shi'i military and political movement Hezbollah, which many would classify as terrorist, toppled the Lebanese government just six months after the d... Read More
What Basis For Equality?
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” The true meaning... Read More