Dalai Lama On Women, Pope's First 100 Days, Sufis In Egypt

June 14, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Dalai Lama Makes Controversial Statement About Women The Dalai Lama weighed in on the debate around women leadership and came out firmly on the side of the female.  Continue reading... LOOK: Sufis In Egypt Thrive Amidst Threats Pope Francis' First 100 days: What We've Learned So Far The Biblical Case For Immigration Reform World's Oldest Jewish Person Dies At 113 International Criminal Court Makes Decision On Pope Benedict Investigation 'Price Tag' Associated With Jewish Extremists Strikes Again Dalai Lama Makes Controversial Statement About Women International Criminal Court Makes Decision On Pope Benedict Investigation What Everyone Should Know About The Fourth Gospel World's Oldest Jewish Person Dies At 113 Jesus Loves Your Downward Dog CHAIM LEVIN Justice? Just under 10 years ago, I came forward with a secret that haunted the majority of my life. A secret that I once swore I'd never tell anyone, it ate at the fiber of my soul every single second of every day. Now, I am proud of myself for doing what I once believed I'd never be able to do. Continue reading... JOHN SHORE Betraying the Spirit: How the Christian Right Gets the Bible Wrong If God wanted Christians to follow a simple, clear set of rules, then the New Testament would be a simple, clear set of rules. But it's not. Continue reading... REV. MARTHA SPONG Not Coming to a Kiss Cam Near You I live my day to day life in a home, church and workplace where my status as a woman married to a woman is taken for granted. So it's not that we wanted to be on camera at a baseball game a couple of years ago, but it bothered me that we wouldn't even be considered a possibly romantic couple, simply because we are both women. Continue reading... KRISTIN M. SWENSON, PH.D. The Prophetic Joan Baez Just as in those fresh days from decades ago, Baez continues to sing out injustice, the challenge and responsibility to be decent in a world bent on bending goodness into greed and simple pleasure into perversity. It brought to mind the prophet Ezekiel. Continue reading... ANDREW SCHWARTZ, M DIV. Where Atheism Stops And Religion Begins Atheism cannot simply be about setting individuals free. It needs to address the deep suffering of society and take aim at dismantling the socio-economic structures that privilege the few while oppressing the many. 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