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October 2013

October 25, 2013

Blessings on the New House

a welcoming garden bench When interfaith really works in the religious corners of a...

October 22, 2013

Halloween: an Interfaith Teachable Moment

For Pagans, the month of October has often been a moment where we take a...

October 16, 2013

Interfaith…community

My Compassionate Winston-Salem (CWS) group recently served a wonderful meal to the residents of the...

October 08, 2013

On Disagreements and Discrimination

In interfaith, it’s all too easy to see another’s point of view during a conversation....

October 04, 2013

Diversity – A Lot of Work

Despite appearances, I live in a wonderfully-diverse state. Were I to have any doubts about...

October 02, 2013

The “Faith” aspect of Interfaith

The “Faith” aspect of Interfaith At a recent interfaith board meeting, we were discussing the...

October 01, 2013

Forgiveness and Redemption

Are there "sins" that are unforgivable? Is there anything that is beyond redemption? Angulimala had...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

Interfaith God Parenting

An interfaith god parenting relationship represents a role that I can imagine for myself far...

September 17, 2013

Atchison Blue: Peace, Humility, Poise

As a Pagan, I found Valente’s story to be soothing and peaceful. She reflects regularly...

September 12, 2013

Are You Listening To Me?

Pagans and other non-mainstream religions have so much to share with the world, if only...

September 10, 2013

The World Table

The World Table is a new social network among people who want to have interfaith...

September 04, 2013

The Future of interfaith

We must continue to evolve from the old paradigm, the old thought process that interfaith...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

The Linguists’ Principle of Charity

So often I see Pagans trying to explain to others who are religiously-conservative just why...

August 27, 2013

The Global Public Square

The Global Public Square: Religious Freedom and the Making of a World Safe for Diversity...

August 22, 2013

What I Meant to Say Was…I’m Not Interested

I know, I know. This is going to sound harsh. But after two decades of...

August 21, 2013

On Common Ground is Powerful New Resource

The Pluralism Project of Harvard University has released On Common Ground, a comprehensive online resource,...

August 14, 2013

Evangelism?

Are you still here? Did those few black letters, put together to form a word...

August 07, 2013

Them and Us Part III: Common Ground

There’s nothing wrong with being different, or disagreeing, but the rut becomes a sinkhole when...

August 07, 2013

Iftar

This was Southern hospitality at its best. Or, at least, this is what Southern hospitality...

August 06, 2013

One Year Later

One year ago, a gunman opened fire in a Sikh gurdwara killing six worshipers and...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

Who’s TRULY Being Compassionate?

Who’s TRULY being compassionate? As a pagan, I am sometimes surprised when I hear a...

July 25, 2013

Them and Us Part II – The Metaphysics of Unity and Separation

That ever-shifting ocean can be frightening if you like all parts of your life defined...

July 22, 2013

Them and Us – Coming of Age Late in Life

How ironic, then, that in late mid-life I find myself mellowing, actually pondering an issue...

July 19, 2013

Hospital Chaplaincy, an Interfaith Challenge

Hospital chaplaincy is a challenging interfaith experience.

July 18, 2013

Interfaith experience within the ‘same’ faith…

We Pagans are not the only ones to experience judgment and condemnation for not being...

July 16, 2013

Does your Religion Make You Happy?

I've often said that if your religion isn't making you happy, you're doing it wrong....

July 09, 2013

Seeking the Mystery: An Excellent Interfaith Resource

Christine Hoff Kraemer, our own fearless leader here in the Pagan channel at Patheos, wrote...

July 03, 2013

Journeys: A Monthly Interfaith Breakfast

As a pagan representative of the board, I was delighted when the facilitator of “Interfaith...

July 02, 2013

Patriotism

For me, Justice isn't just a good idea. Her sisters are Order and Peace, daughters...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Back to the Garden

I came to interfaith work through self-interest and self-preservation. In the 1990s, my Wiccan spiritual...