For many years, the Middle East has been embroiled in conflict; wealth, religion and power have been hotly contested. Recently, the struggles of the Palestinan
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Carcaño Bishop Minerva Carcaño said amidst U.S.-caused inequality in the country and abroad, reaching out to help vulnerable people to bring into communities is
In 1796, James Phipps, a child living in Gloucestershire, England, became the subject of the first successful documented vaccination. In 1967, Marcelino Candau, then-director general
This year, 2020, marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the founding of which forever strengthened the bond between the nations of the world.
When contemplating this week’s Interfaith Lecture Series theme, “The Future We Want, the World We Need,” Bishop Minerva Carcaño had to ask herself, “What is
Schwarz Before he began his Interfaith Friday lecture, Rabbi Sid Schwarz said his take on progressive Judaism was one of many. “No one should be
The COVID-19 pandemic is helping Elizabeth Cousens make her case. Cousens With an economic collapse, rising death tolls and breakdowns in supply chains, the absence
In 1786, with Daniel Shays leading a rebellion and the Articles of Confederation proving to be ineffective, George Washington and the other Founding Fathers believed
First, he spoke to the world at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, where he addressed the people and endorsed Joe Biden for presidency. “This is
Ewalt and Bazelon A larger amount of mail-in ballots for the 2020 presidential election may force states, particularly swing states, to count the ballots into
When Rabbi Sid Schwarz relays progressive Judaism for Week Eight’s Interfaith Friday, he said that he will also be balancing a millennia of Rabbinic commentary.
Rohr The demonic kind of evil is any system that is above reproach and is too big to fail, Fr. Richard Rohr said in his
Libertarianism is a philosophy centered on protecting private property, free markets and individual liberties. Robert Levy, chairman of the board of directors at the Cato
Fr. Richard Rohr says true evil in the flesh is really rooted in the ego, but it can still be killed
Rohr People sin at an unconscious level, said Fr. Richard Rohr, similar to Buddhism’s concept of delusion. The way that Christianity has centered sin on
In Emily Bazelon’s estimation, the separation between politics and law has always been foggy. Bazelon Historically, it’s been judges who are the ones that have
In the 1880s, suffrage leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton began writing a history of women’s suffrage — a project that was thousands