Not About Religion Magazine and Blog
An intelligent, open-minded discussion of belief and non-belief...for entertainment purposes only.
America is a nation of diversity. At it’s worst, this diversity creates polarity and division. “Us and them” thinking sees differences in culture as weird, negative or wrong. But many view America’s diversity as one of its biggest assets. Pluralism, when diversity is embraced and actively promoted, is a fundamental part of the American experience. [...]
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News from the Middle East, involving Christian/Muslim relations, is rarely positive. Surely there is good news to report, but we hardly ever hear it. So when I read about the Christian and Muslim solidarity displayed in Egypt on Christmas eve, I couldn’t help but become overwhelmed with positive emotion.
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Leo Babauta compiled this list of tips for living the golden rule in daily life. Religion teaches the rule, but it’s so not about religion.
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Faith groups are greening their houses of worship and advocating for policies and lifestyles that protect the planet and its most vulnerable inhabitants, joining scientists, policymakers and environmental advocates as protectors of the Earth. Here are 20 things these communities are doing to combat global warming.
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“Do unto others as you would have others do unto you,” said Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount in Matthew. The Jewish Talmud, in Shabbat 31a, says, “What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man.” Muslim Prophet Muhammad said, “That which you want for yourself, seek for mankind.” Siddartha Gautama (Buddha) [...]
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World religions differ greatly in their individual beliefs, practices and traditions. But the one thing that they all share is the Ethic of Reciprocity, or the Golden rule as it is commonly known. Here is a list of several religious traditions’ version of the universal rule.
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