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A Prayer for Libyan Refugees
The United Nations refugee agency says almost 100,000 people have fled the fighting in Libya and gone to Tunisia and Egypt. The situation is now seen as a "humanitarian emergency." Many of these peo…
A Prayer for Syrian Refugees
Protector of Refugees, after three years of civil war in Syria, this refugee crisis is bigger than the one caused by the Rwandan genocide. Look after these people who have lost their homes and livel…
Imagination is Never a Sin
By Po-Ting (Duke) Lin
My great-grandmother used to tell me, “Imagination is the true eyes of one’s mindset.” She often claimed, in a matter-of-fact tone, that this was the sole rule she fo…
Reverence, Not Revenge
In a profound and ethically rich blog for The Denver Post, John Kane, a professor of Religious Studies at Regis University who has focused on interfaith dialogue, justice, and peace initiatives, pon…
Daily Mitzvah
By Kushan Mehta
Religion in my household is very interesting. When you approach my apartment you will be greeted by a “Happy Hanukkah” floor mat. Then, one of the first things you see when yo…
Prayer for All Victims of Violence and Oppression in 2014
We ask for your mercy, Lover of Humanity, for our complicity in making 2014 a year of "historic failure" of human rights. All too often we have been so wrapped up and consumed by our work and family…
A Prayer for Those Affected by the Refugee Crisis
According to the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR), as of this writing in 2019 there are 68.5 million people displaced by war and violent conflict. Our human minds and hearts are not equipped to comprehen…
No-Man's Land
By Heer Cheema for KidSpirit's Unity and Division issue
They are restless, moving backward and forward, surrounded by a miasma of uncertainty and despair. Sleeping in airports, caught in trans…
Creation in the Face of Adversity
By Ameena Naqvi for KidSpirit's Creation and Destruction issue.
The universe is comprised of the two fundamental ideas of creation and destruction. They are the essence of all societies, and whil…
A Prayer in Response to Buddhist Leaders' Stance of Conscience
On Friday, September 15, 2017, more than 110 Buddhist teachers from more than a dozen countries united to call upon Buddhist leaders in Myanmar to help stop "systematic violence and abuse directed a…
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