Reading Time: 3 minutes Just like any human institution, religions are in a constant state of evolution. Just like any human, religious leaders make mistakes
Tag: Hate crimes
Why Western civilization is abandoning progress for populism
Reading Time: 4 minutes The shocking rise of identity politics has shattered social unity, which seems to be unraveling like a cheap carpet. And that led to self-centred white identity
We need to discuss the darker side of some Muslim tenets
Reading Time: 4 minutes People everywhere should be able to worship as they please or not worship at all
We shall overcome crimes against humanity
Reading Time: 3 minutes Attacks on places of worship are based on the horrendous lie that we need to fear those who are different.
A ray of hope after a brutal week
Reading Time: 3 minutes A multicultural student haka in New Zealand radiates something positive in a world that seems all too sick
We can escape the heart of darkness and violence
Reading Time: 4 minutes In Christchurch, South Carolina, Pittsburgh and elsewhere, we’ve seen what hate brings if we don’t find common ground
Language can calibrate a nation’s moral compass
Reading Time: 3 minutes From Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King to Donald Trump, America offers examples – good and bad – of the power of language
The politics of blame: modern progressives vs old-school liberals
Reading Time: 4 minutes Modern progressives see proof of social oppression around every corner. They believe society in general is to blame
Turning the sex ed clock back to 1998 puts our youth at risk
Reading Time: 3 minutes LGBTQ youth face additional mental health pressures associated with stigma and discrimination
Worried about the alt-right? Be the anti-right
Reading Time: 4 minutes The best way to reduce the possibility of more alt-right-inspired violence is to confront its narratives head on