Archive: Religion & Politics
Crisis in Egypt: A spiritual perspective
I hope that Egypt comes out of its current crises better than it was before the crisis began. I hope that the country of almost 80 million citizens creates the kind of robust democracy which all people deserve. But I also acknowledge that democracy alone is not enough.
By Brad Hirschfield | January 31, 2011; 12:40 PM ET | Comments (1)
Gov. Bentley's 'brothers and sisters' and our own
Who do you consider to be a member of your spiritual family? Who are your brothers and sisters? What is your relationship to those who are not? Events last week in Alabama evoke all these questions - questions which need to be asked in our ever-shrinking world, one in which we seek greater closeness with some and greater distance from others.
By Brad Hirschfield | January 24, 2011; 03:00 PM ET | Comments (11)
What's a "church" and how does the IRS decide?
Should the federal government really be defining what counts as a "recognized creed and form of worship"?
By Brad Hirschfield | October 15, 2010; 09:35 AM ET | Comments (12)

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