by Michelle Minkoff | Dec 8, 2009 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
WASHINGTON — Hyperawareness of one’s surroundings – it’s a fundamental value that influences how Buddhists live their lives every day. Across the country, an increasing number of Buddhists say this precept, called mindfulness, is influencing how they look at the...
by Michelle Minkoff | Nov 13, 2009 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Washington members of the Baha’i faith reflect on the persecution of their Iranian brethren, as they celebrate the birth of their religion’s...
by Michelle Minkoff | Nov 4, 2009 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
WASHINGTON – Protecting the world’s increasing endangered waters is a religious duty. That’s the message Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew has been espousing during his three-week visit to the United States. But just how threatened are U.S. bodies of water? A...
by Michelle Minkoff | Oct 29, 2009 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
Religion and politics — mention these topics, and many will tell you it’s the makings of a dinner table dispute. But Darron Paul Monteiro has made a career out of combining the two areas. D. Paul Monteiro said Christian tenets of love and respect are key...
by Michelle Minkoff | Oct 21, 2009 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
NEW ORLEANS — It is the religious duty of the Orthodox Christians to protect an environment harmed by natural disasters and society’s modern way of life, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said on Wednesday. “We are living in a moment in history...
by Michelle Minkoff | Oct 15, 2009 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
We asked one simple question of attendees and panelists at religious events surrounding the National Equality March on Oct. 11. Responses touched on the struggle for ordination of gay ministers, the importance of justice and the power of a supportive environment....
