Religion Magazine

Beautiful Duty?

A day with the Army Duty wears starched shirts and dark suits. Duty turns its mouth down at the corners, perches on the edge of the sofa so as not to be too comfortable. It picks a... Read more

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Secular Oaths

“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States,” so begins the story. With President Obama’s second inauguration so fresh in the... Read more

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Commonweal Chews Over Carla Hale Story: Yes, the Gays Are Totally Welcome in...

So, yes, I'm more than a little agitated right now. The agitation has to do not precisely with my uncle's funeral, about which I may have a few words to say in ... Read more

The 25 April 2013 by William Lindsey
Society
New Plan for National Service Has Haredim Supervising the Beaches of Israel

Minister of Environmental Protection Amir Peretz has announced that his ministry is putting together a plan to form a new unit that will function under the... Read more

The 25 April 2013 by Gldmeier
Society, Spirituality
John Lichfield: Eyewitness Account of Paris Anti-Gay Riot, Hard-Right Activists...

John Lichfield's eyewitness account of one of the demonstrations against gay marriage in Paris after the marriage equality bill passed is one of the best I've... Read more

The 25 April 2013 by William Lindsey
Society
To Gay Youth Amidst Anti-Gay Demonstrations in France: You Are at Home in Our...

Words of concern (and inclusion and welcome) to gay young people in France, as marriage equality is enacted in that nation:Tonight, we would especially like to... Read more

The 25 April 2013 by William Lindsey
Society
New Pashkevil Decries Female Bus Drivers

I don't post the image of every pashkevil put up in Mea She'arim or RBS B by extremists. I don't usually want to give them a voice. I only post the ones that ar... Read more

The 25 April 2013 by Gldmeier
Society, Spirituality
Dog-gone Belief

A recent book I read, I can’t remember precisely which one, suggested that one reason the average citizen has trouble with science is the fault of evolution.... Read more

The 25 April 2013 by Steveawiggins
Politics, Society
Description of God the Father – 5

FOR HIS GLORYThe Divine Heart of God the Father Encompassing All Hearts - Original Narrative of 26th May 2010At around 5.45pm, I was again in an inner room in m... Read more

The 25 April 2013 by Apostolate Of The Divine Heart
Spirituality
Footnote on Violence in France: NOM Condemns Violence on "Either Side," Frigide...

A quick footnote to what I posted earlier today about the violent protests that continued in France yesterday following the passage of the marriage equality bil... Read more

The 24 April 2013 by William Lindsey
Society
Easiest Way to Get to Meron for Lag b'Omer...

In Meron the bonfire will be going on as originally planned, on Saturday night (though I think it will be starting late), and not on Sunday as requested by the... Read more

The 24 April 2013 by Gldmeier
Society, Spirituality
Dark Matters

In the humble spirit of this post on the state of the mind sciences and this one on science generally, I encourage everyone to read Alexander Fry’s brilliant... Read more

The 24 April 2013 by Cris
Debate, History, Philosophy, Spirituality