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Summary: What does it take to get a secular Israeli Harvard Mathematician who has never engaged in public politics to jump full force into the current election in his country, and create a grassroots campaign amongst academics? The answer is simple: it is prospects of a … [Read more...] about Avigdor Lieberman: A Threat to Israeli Democracy

Summary: The choice of Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation, and the drama surrounding it, was President-elect Barack Obama's latest carefully planned move to prove that he is not a far out liberal, but instead mainstream. Obama is good at the art of compromise, … [Read more...] about Obama inauguration: An interfaith invocation to answer the critics

Summary: A Canadian judge recently ruled that a Toronto Muslim woman must take off her face veil while giving testimony in a sexual assault trial. This tension between public space and private religion comes up repeatedly in western urban centers where Muslim women … [Read more...] about Canada and the niqab: How to go public in the public square

Summary: Obama gets a "B" for his first interfaith outing. Not bad for a beginner, so let's give him an "A" for effort. The Huffington Post Author: Matthew Weiner Staff: Matthew Weiner Article Date: Article Name: Obama's Interfaith Score Card … [Read more...] about Obama’s Interfaith Score Card

Summary: When liberal religious groups work together, it is assured that they agree on one thing: proselytizing is against the rules. The history of Christian evangelism has led to extreme sensitivity on this issue, especially amongst Jews, Buddhists, and Hindus. A … [Read more...] about Should interfaith efforts be free of proselytizing?