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Today, I am participating in the Interfaith Fast.
Religious leaders from several traditions invite you to join with millions of other Americans participating in interfaith events in your local community on October 7 and 8th, for the breaking of bread, fasting, and breaking our fast together as we covenant together to live out the deepest [...]

Maps of War has a really interesting mapping of religion memes - spread and warfare:
How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? Our map gives us a brief history of the world’s most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed [...]

What shall we choose: democracy or theocracy?
The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party - a public information project from TheocracyWatch.org.

Global warming, climate change - however your political gurus “frame” it - is a global issue. Yes, it’s a moral issue. Yes, it’s a political issue. It’s also a survival issue.
Wake up.
I applaud Al Gore. Thank you for not giving up.
Go see An Inconvenient Truth.
Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the [...]

Wired has a story about Hacker Adrian Lamo, who has refused to give blood for DNA testing on religious grounds. His lawyer declined to specify which religion, but the article notes:
In prior court cases, members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses have registered opposition to blood tests for alcohol content, based on certain passages in the Bible.
The [...]

My dear friend (and fellow exJW) Richard Shining Thunder Francis has a radio show called “High Spirits” and I’m sending out a call for people to call in with questions, since questions and calls are the center and theme of the show.
Our goal is to present a happy, positive view of spirituality, and to [...]

Got a mention at the Progressive Faith Bloggers Carnival this week - thanks! Be sure to go visit for a wealth of posts about progressive values, different faith perspectives, and just plain interesting reading. There are some very talented writers and thinkers in this group, and I always learn a lot.
The next carnival will be [...]