As much as we discussed it, my atheist colleague, Ari, seemed not to understand the point that I, and several other friends who’d become engaged in our dialogue, had tried...
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A friend of mine has a 9-year-old daughter who came home from school last week in tears. “Mom, my teacher says the world will run out of water by 2040....
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Everyone who might have loved me seems to have been systematically removed from my life. I lost my parents and siblings to estrangement caused by speaking out about my childhood...
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We live in an era marked by a crisis of meaning, as things shift so fast that our older models of understanding no longer make sense. No wonder so many...
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“Why do we believe certain things?” I asked my Facebook friend Ari. Such as, I said with a smiley emoji, “why you believe (in spite of a wealth of evidence)...
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In “The Brave Ones,” Michael Orona’s compelling narrative transcends beyond physical courage and delves into spiritual courage and resilience, highlighting the power of remaining steadfast in the face of oppression....
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We have two major destinations in life: this world and the next. This world was our destination when we were conceived in the womb. The womb world was very different...
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It’s 2025, and you haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions yet? What?! Hey, who invented this crazy tradition, anyway? Well, it turns out that just about every religion and ancient...
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I sat in front of the cabin on the rocky shore and clutched my head in my hands. Once again, the terror that had haunted me from as far back...
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I seemed to surprise my atheist friend, Ari, by acknowledging that one of my “heroes of the evolution” is 20th-century atheist scholar Bertrand Russell. How could a Baha’i have such...
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The last day of our coat drive. Please join us at our home for a gathering focused on remembering the legacy of MLK Jr. and building community. Please bring a snack to share.
Baha’u’llah, the prophet and founder of the Baha’i Faith, was scathing in his rebuke of religious leaders during the 19th century – who he said actually “hindered the people” from...
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