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Why You Need More Muslim Friends

I can remember when I was scared of Muslims.<br>I don’t think I would have ever uttered those words, but subconsciously, they were true.<br>As a good, Bible-Believing-Evangelical-Christian (that’s all one word, right?) who could recite the two greatest commandments to love God and love others before I

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

6 Tips for Navigating Your Religious Needs at Work

ID Card Benefits for Religious Organizations

Find out how religious organizations and church groups are using ID card technology to help identify church members and keep them more secure.

What TechSoup Offers Religious Organizations

This article provides an overview of the TechSoup product donations and learning resources that can help your religious nonprofit get the most out of its technology.

10 Tips for Creating Inclusive Religious Organizations

We are a stronger country when religious organizations of all faiths live up to our values -- when we are welcoming, diverse, moral, and respect one anot...

Hindu and Muslim children show unexpected religious tolerance

While they prefer their own religion, they expect children of other faiths to follow their respective rules

Do Muslims really qualify for religious freedom benefits?

When we engage in a crusade to grant political Islam all the rights and privileges of other religions, we are not engaged on a level playing field.

Religious Freedom as Freedom to Discriminate?

Removing religious exemptions will not promote tolerance or inclusiveness. It will forcibly strip religious organizations of their ability to operate as religious organizations.

Will we be forced into a religious test? The dangerous questions Muslims are facing.

I have become a member of a group described as a potential threat.

Why is it so threatening to say Muslim lives matter?

We are increasingly divided not just over which lives matter, but whether we should even question how we mourn

From Lent to Ramadan, what religious fasts mean

Religious fasts are not done for dietary or health reasons, but mostly as a means to regain a spiritual connection with God.

All Lives Matter movement for Muslims? Your Say

It seems ridiculous, but apparently it needs to be said: Muslim Lives Matter.

No, I Don’t Need to Choose Between Being Muslim and Being Queer

"If rejection isn’t spelled out in our sacred text, then why can’t acceptance be the default?"

Is it Religious Freedom or Just Religious Opinion?

We don't need any more “religious freedom” laws, but we could certainly use more graciously religious people. Instead of laws, we need more people of faith, free enough from prejudice and arrogance and condescension, to be able to express convictions with compassion – not just with passion.

Why Religious Cops Live Longer Than Non-Religious Cops

Most of us serving as police officers have considered our mortality, especially in light of the dangers we face every day. No one is guaranteed a long life, but everyone strives to lengthen the days and years we get to spend with family and friends. All of us are interested in living longer. Recent studies […]

How Religious Are You?

Pew Research has developed a typology of religion based on "how religious" a person is, along with the nature of that religious belief.

How Religious Are The World Religions?

How religious are the world religions? Most “religions” do not conceive themselves as doctrinal systems.

What is Religious Liberty?

The Baptist Joint Committee advocates a “golden rule” of religious liberty: Do not ask government to promote your religion if you don’t want government to promote somebody else’s religion; and do not permit government to hinder somebody else’s religion if you don’t want government to hinder your own religion.

Is yoga religious?

Many outsiders to contemporary popularized yoga profoundly trivialize it by reducing it to a mere commodity of global market capitalism and to impotent borrowings from or “rebrandings” of traditional, authentic religious products. In other words, according to this account, popularized yoga can be reduced to mere commodities meant to fulfill utilitarian needs or meet hedonistic desires.