Fathers Day And Loss, Pope And Harleys, God And Weed

June 16, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Father's Day Campaign Focuses On Loss From Gun Violence (RNS) Each Father's Day, Neil Heslin and his son, Jesse Lewis, used to go to a car show. But that tradition died when 6-year-old Jesse was shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. This Father's Day, Heslin, who has been active with other Sandy Hook parents in pushing for gun control legislation, is giving his support to the No Father's Day campaign. Continue reading... Grieving The Loss Of A Child On Father's Day Holy Harleys! Pope Francis Blesses The Bikes Pastor: God Doesn't Care If You Smoke Weed Survey Sheds Light On LGBT Views Of Religion Dalai Lama Makes Controversial Statement About Women Valedictorian Whose Speech Was Silenced Says School Broke Law Dalai Lama Makes Controversial Statement About Women Survey Sheds Light On LGBT Views Of Religion Dalai Lama Makes Controversial Statement About Women Religious Fundamentalism Treated As A Curable Mental Illness? Survey Sheds Light On LGBT Views Of Religion CHRISTIAN PIATT Christians Need To Face It: We're All Gay If all it takes to be seduced over to the gay "dark side" is to earn a merit badge together, certainly we are all susceptible to the gay mojo. So I guess it's time for us to face the facts. Continue reading... REV. AMY ZIETTLOW Fathers Matter, Especially After Divorce Not only do fathers matter, but fathers could play the most definitive role in shaping the future faith of their children -- especially divorced fathers. Continue reading... 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... TOM KRATTENMAKER A New Evangelical Engagement With Public Schools Why would evangelical Christians want anything to do with public schools? Judging from decades of culture war rhetoric, these are bastions of secular humanism where God and his fearers are unwelcome. Continue reading... JAKE FRIEDMAN She's My Rabbi: When Genealogy Clashes With Social Change 'Tis graduation season -- or for rabbinical school, ordination season -- and my family welcomes my sister-in-law Dahlia as the first female rabbi in our tree. So it's a tad jarring that the family member whom I want to talk to most says, and I quote, "It's against my religion." 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