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November 2015

November 14, 2015

Blood Feud

Blood feud. Bloodlust. Blood revenge. My friend Emad says that Americans will never understand conflict...

November 03, 2015

Bringing Home the Parliament

Many have written about their profound experiences attending the 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions....

November 03, 2015

Compassion and Law Enforcement

What if a city became a laboratory for compassionate practice? What if policing were compassionate?...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

From An Equinox Guest

I silently embraced that sweet, warm sense of calm and profound peace. I had joyously...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

Deborah Ann Light: A Life Well Lived

Everyone always wanted to give Deborah their love. She called forth the love in everyone...

July 12, 2015

Saving the World

And what is it we do? We make friends with each other, get to know...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Ramadan and Remonstrance

Unless you live here, you probably should trust the people who do. We are living...

June 23, 2015

Making History at Solstice

The people of Charleston - really, all of South Carolina - did the opposite of...

April 2015

April 25, 2015

Greatest Interfaith Gathering On Earth

I value the freedom I have, both to practice my own spirituality, as well as...

April 12, 2015

Golly What A Day

A recent advertising campaign features the slogan "Be together, not the same." Could there be...

March 2015

March 15, 2015

Stirring it up: Interfaith News from SC

So the interfaith panel at a local American Baptist college went well, even though a...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

Interfaith Harmony Month Notes

This is the busiest time of the year for Interfaith Partners of South Carolina. The...

January 18, 2015

Peer Network

(January 12, 2015) I’m on a cold, rainy drive back from the Washington, DC, area...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

Making Peace in 2015

What difference does interfaith involvement really make? Those of us who have been involved in...

December 21, 2014

Here’s One We All Share

Dua, hail and welcome, light and life and understanding. May we tonight make use of...

November 2014

November 27, 2014

I Don’t Need A Holiday

It’s tempting to comment today on such recent firestorms as the riots in Ferguson, the...

November 16, 2014

What We All Want

Yes, we are the same as human beings, but we are also different, and in...

November 09, 2014

What’s Compassion Got to Do With It?

So, when I first approached the leadership of Cherry Hill Seminary about our becoming an...

October 2014

October 26, 2014

Talking Our Way to Understanding

I was pleased because at last it seemed we were really acknowledging our differences rather...

October 12, 2014

People Like Me

We know we all believe in the same god. I sighed as a couple of...

September 2014

September 06, 2014

Cynicism, Solidarity & Communitas

It can be very hip to rage, but eventually we must settle down to the...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

Same and Different

It’s often said that people fear they will lose their religion if they join interfaith...

July 2014

July 19, 2014

Journey to Ithaca: Remembering Dr. Hal French

I was one of many students who recognized in Hal a guiding spirit. I turned...

July 06, 2014

Sensitivity How-To’s

Demonstrating appropriate sensitivity for cultures different from our own is arguably the topic which creates...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Cherry Hill Seminary Stands Behind Student Embroiled in Controversy

Cherry Hill Seminary supports Carol and her husband Blake as they are pulled into public...

June 17, 2014

When Tolerance Is Unacceptable

I struggled with whether it is pompous of me to insist that my way is...

May 2014

May 07, 2014

How to Do Interfaith: Basics For Pagan Beginners, Part 2

You’d be surprised how many interfaith groups are already out there. Sometimes they are languishing,...

March 2014

March 16, 2014

How to Do Interfaith: Basics For Pagan Beginners, Part 1

The imam replied, “We all know there are crazy Muslims.” He glanced my way in...

February 2014

February 07, 2014

Not Politics

Tuesday evening Governor Haley and First Gentleman Michael hosted a reception at the Governor's Mansion...

January 2014

January 06, 2014

Interfaith in Prison

Think what our world would be like if parolees re-entering our communities - starting jobs,...