Archive for 'Faith, Ethics + Spirituality'
In counseling, conservative Christian views on homosexuality don’t fit
Openness to homosexuality, in some academic and professional settings, is becoming more and more a prerequisite for jobs in counseling and higher education.
Full StoryProfile: Philip Tom
Philip Tom, director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the Labor Department, talks about workers rights, prayer, and the balance between church and state.
Full StoryReligious leaders, human rights activists rally around erasing prison rape
A diverse group of religious leaders and civil rights activists pressed Attorney General Eric Holder to implement new prison standards to help combat the estimated 60,000 cases of prison rape each year.
Full StoryObama rewrites, or erases, the vocabulary of religious terrorism
In the years since 9/11, the White House has agonized over how to talk about terrorists. The Obama administration has taken a secular approach, eschewing religious words. A recent report says being ambiguous about religious extremism doesn’t make it easier to fight.
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