Wild! Colorful! Holi!, Passover, Holy Week, DOMA

March 27, 2013 Subscribe · Forward PHOTOS: Hindus Welcome Spring With Colorful Festival Click through the slideshow to see photos from Holi celebrations: Holi (also known as Dol Jatra, Basantotsav) is the Hindu festival of colors. It is celebrated at the end of the winter season, on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna. In 2013, Holi will be celebrated on March 27.  Continue reading... Passover and Trauma The Religious Liberty to Support Gay Marriage Russell Moore To Lead Southern Baptists' Policy Office Churches Flock To Support -- And Fight -- Gay Marriage How Is The White House Seder Different From All Others? Mormon Church Shift On Gay Marriage Brings Momentum To Pro-Equality Camp Mormon Church Shift On Gay Marriage Brings Momentum To Pro-Equality Camp 10 Tibetan Buddhist Women You Need to Know Rob Bell Comes Out for Marriage Equality Mormon Church Shift On Gay Marriage Brings Momentum To Pro-Equality Camp Don't Blame It On The Bible THE REV. JACQUELINE J. LEWIS, PH.D. Jesus Christ, This Ain't No Ordinary King So we can get to new life. I hope our apathy dies. I hope our sense of powerlessness dies. I hope our notion that religion is only about personal piety and not about political action dies. Continue reading... JIM WALLIS Men and Boys Behaving Badly: Where Are Their Fathers? We need to establish a firm principle: the abuse of women by men will no longer be tolerated by other men. The voices of more men need to make that perfectly clear. For boys, for young athletes, and for fathers, Steubenville should become a wake-up call. Continue reading... REV. RICHARD L. KILLMER Putting Kids in Solitary Confinement: A Cruel and Unwise Decision I want a future community for my grandchildren which is marked by health and wholeness. By working to end the practice of the solitary confinement of youth, I hope to contribute to that kind of community. Continue reading... JOSHUA STANTON Gay Marriage is Sacred Marriage is about profound interpersonal connection and love, not just sex. It is held sacred by our rabbinic sages, and by leaders across so many different traditions. Continue reading... REV. EMILY C. HEATH The Religious Liberty to Support Gay Marriage Here is how a clergyperson stops a wedding from occurring in their church: they say "no". Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003