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Free to Choose The freedom to choose one option over another is the source of democracy and consumerism. We like to tell ourselves that we can determine our destiny by the choices we make. But as Sophia Rosenfeld …
Should We Serve Nature or Should Nature Serve Us? By Fizza Raza for KidSpirit's Nature issue. The earliest records of history show that nature, in all its shapes and forms, has served humanity. From rocks used as hunting tools to fruit used a…
Presidential Campaign Slogans One of the major delights of the voting process in our democracy is the time, energy, and creativity spent on presidential campaign slogans. They're meant to energize and inform the public so that t…
The Nones Are Off the Bus In a post at TheInterfaithObserver.org, Anne Benvenuti writes about the "Nones," the largest and fastest growing segment of the population in the religious landscape of America, according to the mos…
Everything Is Being Turned Inside Out: Interview with Terry Tempest Williams In an interview with Sarah van Gelder, the co-founder and editor-at-large of Yes! Magazine, one of our favorite Living Spiritual Teachers Terry Tempest Williams shared her vision of where we are at …
Prayer to Stop Wasting Food O Nourisher, we remember that when we were children, our parents used to remind us, "Finish your food. Think of all the poor starving people around the world." That plea usually worked by directing …
"K" is for Kindness "As we move around this world and as we act with kindness . . . or with indifference or with hostility toward the people we meet, we are setting the great spider web atremble. " — Frederick B…
In Life and Business: Learning to Be Ethical In the NYTimes.com, Alina Tugend writes about a new website www.EthicalSystems.org which will bring together research and resources on business ethics, a subject that is receiving more attention the…
Uncovering the Hijab By Misbah Awan in The Soul of Gender “Towel-Head. Tablecloth. Batman. Ninja. Oppressed. Raghead. Terrorist. Do you have Cancer? Do you have hair? Do you shower with it on? Oh, you can think?…
Harry Chapin's America The first time I can remember musicians campaigning for a political candidate, the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary were in a small park in Indianapolis on behalf of Lyndon Johnson. I remember they sa…