Scientology Religion

May 21, 2018

Is Man Just Another Animal? Part 2: Loss of Spirituality and Increase of Dementia

The immortality of the soul is certainly a crucial and integral part of the belief systems of most if not all religions. And...

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Religious Literacy

March 14, 2018

Is Man Just Another Animal? (A Scientologist’s Perspective)

I grew up in the 1950s and ‘60s with the science versus religion debate in full swing. It was and is, the major philosophical...

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Tolerance

December 10, 2017

On Respecting Religion, Church and State

We’re living at a time when it seems that to believe in something means you have to do whatever you can to force everyone...

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Religious Freedom

November 21, 2017

Why Is a Texas School Being Bullied by the Freedom From Religion Foundation?

This is not free thinking. This is hostile to religion and to an individual’s freedom of religious choice, as outlined explicitly...

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Tolerance

November 3, 2017

“Innocents Abroad” and What Mark Twain Can Teach Us About Faith

Faith is spiritual, not physical. Faith exists in the minds, hearts and souls of those who embrace it. So physical proof of...

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Combating Bigotry & Hate

November 2, 2017

It’s Easy to Knock Religion

I recently came across this piece and found it to be a beautiful, uplifting and timely response by Rabbi Marc Gellman to a...

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Religious Freedom

October 17, 2017

Religion in Schools: Does it Work?

“Religious studies” should, in my view, be just that—a comparative study of a whole array of religions, giving an overview...

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Tolerance

October 11, 2017

Passion Without Compassion is Oppression

If you make an enemy of those whose ideas are not the same as yours, they will do everything they can to stop you. I can guarantee...

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Tolerance

September 25, 2017

Bigotry—I Just Won’t Do That Anymore

That’s the importance of religion, to me. And I know it’s true because I experienced it at that interfaith meeting. And...

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Tolerance

June 25, 2017

One Senator’s “Religious Test” and the Antidote to Our Side-Taking Culture

At the beginning of June, a U.S. senator grilled an appointee to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The...

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Combating Bigotry & Hate

April 26, 2017

Leah Remini and a Friender Bender

I was always looking for “my” religion. Since I was a little girl. My parents didn’t follow any one faith and allowed...

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Combating Bigotry & Hate

April 18, 2017

Terrorists are Insane, Not Religious

I think of myself as very fortunate.

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Combating Bigotry & Hate

March 26, 2017

Reza Aslan: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

Here’s the official set up for CNN’s Believer with Reza Aslan: “In this new spiritual adventure series, renowned author...

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