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U.S. President Barack Obama pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey during the 68th annual presentation of the turkey in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 25, 2015. Courtesy of REUTERS/Carlos Barria Tobin Miller Shearer Since 1989, when President George H. W. Bush first formally instituted the practice, U.S. presidents have […]
Here’s What People Buy With Food Stamps Food stamp recipients buy a lot of soda, just like everyone else. 11/21/2016 01:40 pm ET Arthur Delaney Senior Reporter, The Huffington Post and Alissa Scheller Visuals Editor, The Huffington Post WASHINGTON ― Though people like to complain about food stamp recipients using their benefits for unhealthy things […]
The pope alluded to the wave of xenophobia and hate that marked the Donald Trump campaign, as well as nationalist movements elsewhere. VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Saturday (11/19/16) said an “epidemic of animosity” against people of other races or religions was hurting the weakest in society, striking a note of caution against the […]
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Harvard Launches Free Online Course to Promote Religious Literacy Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts. The study of religion is the study of a rich and fascinating dimension of human experience that includes but goes well beyond beliefs and ritual practices. In this […]
Hospice Chaplain Reflects On Life, Death And The ‘Strength Of The Human Soul’ As a hospice chaplain, it’s Kerry Egan’s job to help dying people accept their own mortality. Sometimes that means sitting with them as they express their regrets and fears. Other times, she listens as they recount their life stories and reflect on […]
Bad News: What Medicare DOESN’T Cover Medicare benefits extend to a lot of treatments and services, but not all of them. Discover what’s not covered, and learn the exceptions to the rules. The good news: Once you hit 65, Medicare covers many medical issues entirely, and others with just a few pre-requisites. The not-as-good news: Some […]
Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason PERSPECTIVES ON FAITH & POLITICS AMERICA: CITY ON A HILL? — THE STATE & RELIGION “Politics no longer asks why or whether questions but only how,” author Salman Rushdie once wrote. “It does not ask what kind of world we wish to live in. It does not analyze the […]
Hurricane Matthew Impacts Caribbean Partners BY GLOBAL MINISTRIES ON OCTOBER 20, 2016 October 19th – Haiti […]
What Religion Would Jesus Belong To? Nicholas Kristof ONE puzzle of the world is that religions often don’t resemble their founders. Jesus never mentioned gays or abortion but focused on the sick and the poor, yet some Christian leaders have prospered by demonizing gays. Muhammad raised the status of women in his time, yet today […]
Many churches can’t endorse political candidates. Here’s the long — and surprising — history behind the ban Among the many policy positions embedded in the 2016 Republican Party Platform is a call to repeal the Johnson Amendment, a controversial Internal Revenue Service regulation that has come under fire from churches and religious freedom advocates in […]
credit: www.bu.edu Doing Political Theology in an Election Season: Howard Thurman on Deception BY ANDREW WILKES American elections, as we can see so clearly this season, are exercises in deception. “Every argument and salvo for racial justice—however justice is imagined—is worth pondering for what it reveals about what kinds of justice are getting traction and […]
What is Halloween About? Halloween or Hallowe’en (a contraction of All Hallows’ Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year […]