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The Hearts and Souls of Candidates: Character Matters
A political candidate's character matters just as much, if not more than their policy proposals and political philosophies.
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The Immigrants Who Make America Great
The Fourth of July, the horrific news reports from our southern border, and developments in the Middle East combined to make me reflect on immigration in a personal way. I live…
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It’s Time to Transcend Tolerance and Compromise
"I don't want Christians to tolerate Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and atheists. I don't want straight people to tolerate their LGBQ neighbors. I want us all to do better than that."
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Woking Up With Forgiveness and Compassion
"I worry sometimes that outrage, even when completely justified, can blind us to spiritual values such as forgiveness and compassion, and that fury can drive us to sacrifice offenders on the altar of social change rather than treat them as individuals with the capacity to learn, grow, and reform."
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The Bribery and Fraud Unmasks a Larger Spiritual Crisis
Every spiritual tradition has warned us that money, power, and prestige provide only transient satisfaction and the temporary elation they provide invariably fades, leaving us once again discontent and in hot pursuit of the next deluded hope for enduring fulfillment. If spiritual sources are not convincing enough, scientific studies on happiness now confirm this perennial wisdom.
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Finding the Cracks Where the Holy Light Comes In
The cracks where the light gets in may not be immediately apparent, but they are everywhere and it would seem to be our duty, both to ourselves and one another, to find them.
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Why Spiritual Practice is Essential in Crazy Times
Your spiritual practice is more essential now than ever before.
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Spiritualizing Democracy
Vigilance and skillful action are needed here and now to protect our democracy from those who would undermine it.
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Spiritual Misconceptions Have Consequences
Three spiritual concepts that are often misunderstood.
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Lessons from the Past
History tells us that things get better in time only if we make it so.
