2012-10-16T17:42:25Z Views on religion and politics from On Faith's panel of experts. tag:onfaith.washingtonpost.com,2012:/onfaith/panelists//618 Copyright (c) 2012, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive 2012-10-16T17:42:25Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2012-10-16:/onfaith/panelists/2012/10/dharma_seva_shakti_and_yoga_at_the_political_forefront.html

As I watched the vice presidential debate last week I saw how comfortable we, as a nation, are about religion as part of the political and personal life. Both candidates discussed the impact of their faith in their life. How it shapes their policies. It was clear their faith identities played a significant role in the minds of the voters. And again, today, faith and politics will matter in the presidential debate. In this election,...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Anju Bhargava 2011-09-11T01:59:13Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-09-08:/onfaith/panelists/2011/09/remembering_other_911s_landmarks_of_history.html

What is secular and what is religious? As a Hindu I can be spiritual but not religious and vice versa. I can choose to be at any end of the spectrum. Yet, God's relevance matters so aptly said by Swami Vivekananda over a hundred years ago, but equally relevant now: " All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.....As different streams having different sources...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Anju Bhargava 2011-08-17T22:10:20Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-08-17:/onfaith/panelists/2011/08/the_souls_sabbath.html

I haven't had more than a month of vacation in six years. I finally took a (much needed) break from touring and traveling, for two months. A lot of that has been to be home with my wife as we prepared to welcome our newborn son, Conor, into the world. He was born on August 1st, and since then, I haven't really slept much! But it's been an amazing, recharging time: for my marriage, and...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Matt Maher 2011-08-11T16:26:37Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-08-11:/onfaith/panelists/2011/08/expression_of_religion.html

Our founding fathers were not fixated on religious expression as much as they were preserving the rights to do so. The issue we're currently facing is an unprecedented censoring of religious expression in American society by a small minority of people who find it offensive. The greatest problem a secular society faces is that if there is no room within the day-to-day functions of the society for religious expression, it will have to find another...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Matt Maher 2011-08-11T12:34:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-08-11:/onfaith/panelists/2011/08/the_consequences_of_shattering_a_faith_glass_ceiling.html

The economic situation in the country is affecting us all; and those affected the most are hit hardest. "Around 14 million people in the U.S. are jobless today. Yet, several states -- even some that are experiencing economic recoveries -- have begun to cut jobless benefits, according to recent data obtained by 24/7 Wall St. (Read more: "9 States Slashing Unemployment Benefits") As a Hindu American when I read this, the question that comes to...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Anju Bhargava 2011-07-15T21:17:47Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-07-15:/onfaith/panelists/2011/07/no_room_for_zealots.html

In 2008, during his campaign, President Obama's affiliation with certain religious leadership was put into question. Namely, that of Jeremiah Wright see this link. During the controversy, President Obama simply responded by stating that Rev. Wright "...is like an old uncle who says things I don't always agree with," telling a Jewish group that "...everyone has someone like that in their family." The American people listened to the then candidate Obama, and believed him. Since...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Matt Maher 2011-05-04T23:03:31Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-05-04:/onfaith/panelists/2011/05/dancing_on_the_grave_of_the_enemy.html

Dancing on the grave of the enemy--a human impulse, perhaps, but not one that we want to encourage if our spirituality is rooted in interconnection and compassion. Death is one aspect of the Goddess, but death in service of the regeneration of life. Rather than rejoice, we might feel sorrow and grief--not that Osama bin Laden is dead, but that his death cannot bring back those who lost their lives in the attacks on 9-11...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Starhawk 2011-05-03T19:49:32Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-05-03:/onfaith/panelists/2011/05/when_your_enemies_fall.html

Pumping our fists in victory or celebrating in the streets is probably not the best Christian response to anyone's death, even the death of a dangerous and violent enemy. The world can be relieved that a leader as evil as bin Laden can no longer plot the death of innocents. We can be grateful that his cynical manipulation and distortion of Islam into a message of division and hate is finally ended. Even if we...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Jim Wallis 2011-05-02T19:07:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-05-02:/onfaith/panelists/2011/05/bin_laden_beyond.html

How might we appropriately address the death of a mass murderer? The Torah describes Moses and Miriam leading the ancient People Israel in a celebratory song after the tyrannical Pharaoh and his Army have been overwhelmed by the waters of the Red Sea. Later, the Rabbis gave a new overtone to the story: "The angels," they said, " began to dance and sing as well, but God rebuked them: 'These also are the work of...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Arthur Waskow 2011-03-14T00:52:58Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-13:/onfaith/panelists/2011/03/does_nuclear_power_usurp_the_power_of_god.html

The world is responding to the horrible devastation from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan with compassion and offers of help. The world is watching the explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plants, the releases of nuclear radiation and the potential for meltdown and now the difficulties at other nuclear power plants in Japan, with horror and fear. Horror at the unknown of what will happen to further harm the Japanese people, and fear of...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite 2011-03-14T00:24:08Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-13:/onfaith/panelists/2011/03/the_rss_feed_for_this_blog_has_moved.html

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Washington Post editors 2011-03-13T15:10:56Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-11:/onfaith/panelists/2011/03/radicalization_is_not_just_a_muslim_problem.html

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will begin holding hearings Thursday on "the extent of the radicalization of American Muslims." Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, has characterized the hearings as "a witch hunt." Are they? King also has said he believes the "self-radicalization" of American Muslims represents "a very small minority" of the overall community. What are the potential consequences of singling out one religious group?...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Saperstein 2011-03-11T17:54:50Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-11:/onfaith/panelists/2011/03/on_muslims_king_has_reached_his_own_fact-less_conclusion.html

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will begin holding hearings Thursday on "the extent of the radicalization of American Muslims." Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, has characterized the hearings as "a witch hunt." Are they? King also has said he believes the "self-radicalization" of American Muslims represents "a very small minority" of the overall community. What are the potential consequences of singling out one religious group?...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Reza Aslan 2011-03-11T15:23:58Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-11:/onfaith/panelists/2011/03/faulty_frames_and_other_flaws_of_the_king_hearing.html

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will begin holding hearings Thursday on "the extent of the radicalization of American Muslims." Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, has characterized the hearings as "a witch hunt." Are they? King also has said he believes the "self-radicalization" of American Muslims represents "a very small minority" of the overall community. What are the potential consequences of singling out one religious group?...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Melissa Rogers 2011-03-11T15:25:12Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-10:/onfaith/panelists/2011/03/kings_hearings_barking_up_the_wrong_tree.html

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will begin holding hearings Thursday on "the extent of the radicalization of American Muslims." Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, has characterized the hearings as "a witch hunt." Are they? King also has said he believes the "self-radicalization" of American Muslims represents "a very small minority" of the overall community. What are the potential consequences of singling out one religious group?...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Pamela K. Taylor