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Here Come the Spiritual Directors—The Facilitators for the Religiously Unaffiliated
Where do you seek spiritual counsel and advice if you identify with no religion? Or even if you do, but don’t want coaching couched in a…
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40 Million Hugs and Counting—Maternal Spiritual Guide Tours America
It is said that she knows more people on a first-name basis than anyone in the history of the world. She knows their stories and struggles…
Geoffrey Peters
Aug 11, 2024
Catholicism
“A Message That We Didn’t Matter”—Diocese’s Removal of Apache-Themed Icons Stirs Old Outrages
Under the half moon, the community gathered, dancing to drumbeats and chanting around a fire. In the circle, dressed in traditional buckskin, two native girls, now…
Religion News
David Miscavige—Shaking Hands With My Hero
I have shaken David Miscavige’s hand twice, but for someone not very familiar with Scientology, I think the first time is the most revealing. I was a…
Religion News
Why David Miscavige Is Listening to Harlem
Really, any relationship comes down to knowing you are heard and understood—whether it’s between mother and child, father and son, teacher and student, coach and player,…
Religion News
David Miscavige: A Remarkable Leader, An Extraordinary Gentleman
“Hey, I saw your kid on TV!” The voice reached me from behind as I walked down the corridor of my Scientology Church. During the split…
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Jewish and Muslim Students Alike Suffer from Alleged Antisemitic Incident at High School
The first time you crack open your high school yearbook should be the first of decades of doing the same, lingering over photos that evoke cherished…
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As Haiti Erupts, The Old Religion of Vodou Revives
“We are going to burn you alive!” Sherly Norzéus, together with her three children and the two children of her sister who died in childbirth, was…
Geoffrey Peters
Jul 24, 2024
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Unitarian Universalists Vote For Love
At this June’s annual assembly of the Unitarian Universalists in Rochester, NY, the voting delegates decisively embedded love into the bedrock of the faith, as 80…
Geoffrey Peters
Jul 11, 2024
Christianity
Freedom of Religion Argument Goes One-For-Three in the First Round of Pro-Choice Lawsuits
In a victory for anti-abortionists, most of them—according to a recent Public Religion Research Institute survey—White Christian nationalists—the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the right to…
Catholicism
A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to the Vatican—Pope Hosts Over 100 Comedians
Did you hear the one about the Pope and the comedians? At a unique celebration of humor on June 14, Pope Francis hosted an audience unique…
Buddhism
Communication and Dialogue: The Keynote of the 9th Annual Interfaith Solidarity March in Los Angeles
Muslims, Christians, Jews, Sikhs, Buddhists, Scientologists, and members of other faiths and beliefs gathered at St. Basil Catholic Church in Los Angeles for the 9th Annual Interfaith…
Geoffrey Peters
Jun 6, 2024