Hippity hoppity: following the trail of the Easter bunny’s origins
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What do bunnies and eggs have to do with the religious celebration of Easter?
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Tag: Religion
The real work of Christmas begins after Christmas
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The season of giving should remind us how to live the rest of the year
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Why Christmas matters in a secular society
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It is shortsighted to restrict ourselves to a candy cane diet of Christmas cuteness
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Why Santa Claus matters, regardless of your faith
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If we share peace and goodwill with others, we find them growing within us
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Religious ignorance is on the rise but we can combat it in our schools
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Ignorance is the surest path to misunderstanding. And if it’s not addressed, misunderstanding quickly descends into intolerance
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Caught in the crosshairs of cancel culture trolls
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Cancel culture slaughters reputations, leaving its victims to endure financial uncertainty, isolation, bewilderment and pain
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Does praying for customers and staff make a difference?
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While it’s difficult to determine whether prayer works for our customers and staff, research shows that praying is good for our health
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What Marx and Jesus have in common
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Movements always endure if they embrace equality, justice, pursuit of truth, and a deep respect for each person with no exceptions
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The year the world finally said, ‘Enough is enough!’
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It’s difficult to call colonization and the theories that perpetuate and justify it to this day anything but the sinful antithesis of love
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Keeping the Christmas spirit alive beyond the festive season
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Recalling and acting upon the goodwill of Christmas 2020 will be important in the coming months. Once the festive season ends, the hard work of Christmas begins
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Hunkering down – reluctantly – for the holidays
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The longer the pandemic and the necessity of restrictions drags on, the costlier it becomes for our inner selves
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The common – and elusive – humanity of wearing a mask
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It’s a common religious philosophy. The secular world calls it the ethic of reciprocity. It’s the ultimate social no-brainer
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