Government or religion? We need them both.
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by Rabbi Nancy Kasten “Let the churches do it,” they say. “It’s not the job of the government to take care of people who can’t take care of themselves. That’s […]
Rabbis in states with abortion restrictions find hope in interfaith work
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This article was originally published in Moment. You can access the original article here. by Abby Wingfield and Fallon Roth Is interfaith activism a key piece of the puzzle in […]
Light Lessons from the Darkness
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by Rabbi Nancy Kasten Days end abruptly in the Northern Hemisphere at this time of the year, followed by long, dark nights. Science explains what naturally occurs when the Earth […]
Everything seems existential, and then there’s reality
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This article was originally published in Advocate. You can access the original article here. by Rev. Dr. George Mason We’ve come out of an election season again this year that […]
Don’t go numb over gun violence
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By Cameron Vickrey For the San Antonio Express-News, published here I had babies when Sandy Hook happened. They were one and two-years-old. I remember rocking them both to sleep, sobbing […]
On Practicing Piety in Public
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by Rev. Dr. George Mason Below you will find two columns, both published by the Dallas Morning News on May 29, 2022. William Haun authored the first and I wrote […]
Is in-person learning worth the risk?
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By George Mason July 24, 2020 In this time of highly contagious coronavirus, should schools reopen on time, after a short delay, online only or a combination of in-person and […]