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Religion as Love: An Ode to My Colombian Grandmother

May 3, 2013by Harold A. Mesa 5 Comments

My grandmother is a tough woman – tougher than I’ll ever be. I, for one, do not envy her having had to raise five kids on an elementary school teacher’s […]

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Memoirs & Journeys, Religion & Secularism

Warm Universe, Cold Universe

May 1, 2013by Guest Contributor 2 Comments

by Barry Klassel, Humanist Chaplain at Rutgers University It’s almost midnight. Two friends in their twenties walk down the beach toward the water. Behind them, the lights of the city […]

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Religion & Secularism

Science Isn’t ‘Straight From The Gut’: A Response to Creationism

April 19, 2013by Guest Contributor 2 Comments

By Julien Musolino Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University In a recent piece entitled Creationism Has Merit, Daily Targum columnist Ed Reep explains that “[he] just want[ed] to show the public […]

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Religion & Secularism, Science & Nature

Nordic Larp: What It Is And Why It Matters (Part II)

April 17, 2013by Emma 3 Comments

Last week, I gave a brief introduction to an immersive, dramatic, and academic style of live-action role-playing known as Nordic larp.  This week I am going to share more about […]

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Art & Literature, Ethics & Philosophy

Nordic Larp: What It Is And Why It Matters (Part I)

April 12, 2013by Emma 2 Comments

About six months ago I participated in a game called “Mad About the Boy”. I’d like to share with you how that experience changed my perceptions both of myself and […]

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Art & Literature, Ethics & Philosophy

The Problem With Blasphemy Laws, & What You Can Do

April 9, 2013by Guest Contributor 3 Comments

By Michael De Dora CFI Representative to the United Nations A young person, after being raised within a traditionally religious and authoritative family, begins to question the veracity of the […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Politics & Culture, Religion & Secularism

Democracy in Islam & Possibilities for Interfaith Relations

April 5, 2013by Paul Chiariello 1 Comment

Everyone’s eyes are watching the Arab world, and rightly so.  The story is in not any way over yet! In my opinion, the Arab Spring could possibly be the biggest […]

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Politics & Culture, Religion & Secularism

“Of Our Spiritual Strivings”

April 3, 2013by Guest Contributor Leave a comment

By Raj Gopal Rutgers University Check out this classic essay by the great African-American scholar and writer W.E.B. Du Bois, entitled “Of Our Spiritual Strivings”. It’s the essay that engendered […]

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Art & Literature, Ethics & Philosophy

Movie Review: “Examined Life”

March 29, 2013by Emma 2 Comments

If you’re anything like me, you’re a little bit addicted to documentaries.  And maybe you have seen one particular film floating around your Netflix recommendations called Examined Life. Perhaps your […]

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To Walt Whitman, From Mark Twain

March 26, 2013by Guest Contributor Leave a comment

By Raj Gopal Rutgers University Here’s a letter from Mark Twain, perhaps the greatest American novelist, to Walt Whitman, perhaps the greatest American poet. It’s a movingly sincere ode to […]

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