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The Capacity to Care
Jewish Wisdom
Seek opportunities to give gifts to those whom you want to love more -- gifts of money, objects, time, caring attention, and the like.
— Alan Morinis in Every Day, Holy Day
Welcome to the Practicing Democracy Blog
Democracy is more than a system of government; it is a way of life. We can assess the vitality of a democracy by how well it is serving the people's needs and hopes. But a democracy's health is best…
The Role of Women in the Bahá’í Faith
By Ariana Resauladin for KidSpirit's The Soul of Gender issue.
I’m a 12-year-old girl who has grown up in a community of Bahá’ís.
It is really astonishing to be a part of a religion th…
The Challenge from the Crib
Literary Wisdom
Keep me away from the wisdom that does not cry,
the philosophy which does not laugh,
and the greatness that does not bow before children.
— Kahlil Gibran, essayist, novelist,…
Choosing Civility in a Rude Culture
Pier M. Forni, professor of Italian literature at Johns Hopkins, came to study literature at ULCA in 1978 and in 1997, founded the Johns Hopkins Civility Project, a cluster of research and outreach …
Basketball Democracy
I have the great privilege of working with a group of kids at the church where I serve. The group is diverse: Every week we have kids of different ages, races, genders, and economic class background…
A Workshop for Civility
The late Vaclav Havel wrote that civility can only come about through the "complex, long-term, and never-ending work involving education and self-education." In this enlightening article from aspen.…
The Meaning Within
Artwork by: Artur Zhuk, age 15
Written by: Ananya Verma
To me, Hinduism is like a river with hundreds of tributaries, each enriching and melting into the river, but none completely defining it.
The Sky's the Limit
The word "democracy" can be traced back to the Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos "the people" + -kratia "power, rule." The people rule — but what kind of people? If most people who make up a democrac…
Reflections on Dignity
By Ryeaan Chaudry in KidSpirit's Human Dignity issue.
Today, society seems more socially and technologically evolved than ever before.
With smartphones and social media, we are able to get tim…