Terry Holdbrooks was deployed to the Guantanamo Bay detention center to guard detainees. The Phoenix, Ariz., resident has become a devout Muslim and an unlikely advocate for the prisoners’ rights. Original article by Carol Kuruvilla / NEW …

The Latest Book from John Shelby Spong Is Now Available! Order The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic Today!                         In The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish …

My name is Terrie Johnson, and I am employed as the senior editor at a nationally recognized advertising agency in Kansas City. I’m also the author of two published books, an awarded public speaker, and I write …

The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) created the Fact Not Fiction campaign to help people of faith share the message that torture is immoral, illegal, never justifiable, and counterproductive. The campaign seeks to empower people of faith to …

I am, said God to Moses from the burning bush. I am the light of the world… I am the way… I am the gate… I am the vine… I am the bread… Before Abraham was, I …

Originally posted here at the Huffington Post   In most communities around the world, religious diversity is a fact — Hindus live next to Muslims, Mormons next atheists, Jews with Christians. One of the great tests of the …

A human rights agency has raised concerns about the advent of “killer robots”, capable of selecting and killing targets autonomously. “Lethal armed robots that could target and kill without any human intervention should never be built,” said …

Published on Liberty Magazine The Question U.S. drone strikes against American citizens have been in the news for some time time now. Certainly Attorney General Eric Holder’s admonition last week that the president has legal authority to …

The God Loves Uganda engagement campaign will broaden the movement opposing the U.S. exportation of hate and intolerance, particularly against the LGBT community, at the hands of American Evangelical sects. We will do this by concentrating our …

By: Luke Johnson luke.johnson@huffingtonpost.com WASHINGTON — A two-year independent investigation by the Constitution Project released Tuesday said that U.S. forces engaged in torture and senior officials bear responsibility for it. The nonpartisan, 577-page report concluded that the events of the …

Inviting letters of interest for Leadership of progressive, post-modern, interfaith congregation in western Colorado. Historic open and affirming community located in city of 100K+ with wonderful access to Colorado mountains and deserts. See www.koinoniagj.org. Submit letters of …

We are writing to ask for your help to reach local congregations or campus ministry to be participate in the National Religious Campaign Against Torture’s (NRCAT) Fact Not Fiction campaign. NRCAT created the Fact Not Fiction campaign …

Understanding factors involved in self-injury among LGBTQ individuals We are looking for LGBTQ individuals between 18 and 25 years of age to participate in a research project looking at self-injury. You do not need to have a …

From Christians for A Change On February 14, 2013, Illinois State Senator Jason Barickman stood alone. Jason Barickman was the only Republican in the Illinois Senate to vote YES for SB 10 The Religious Freedom and Marriage …

Covenant Church of Houston, Texas will install Laura Mayo as Senior Minister on Sunday, March 3rd at 11:00am. Laura is the first female minister for Covenant. She was called after Rev. Jeremy Rutledge, who had been Senior …

http://www.guardian.co.uk Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world’s leading spiritual teachers, is a man at great peace even as he predicts the possible collapse of civilisation within 100 years as a result of runaway climate change. …

As many as 168 children have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan during the past seven years as the CIA has intensified its secret programme against militants along the Afghan border. In an extensive analysis of …