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Category Archives: Interfaith

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It’s Time to Get to Know the “Nones”

October 26, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Chris Stedman and Vlad Chituc Last year, the president of the largest atheist organization in the United States spoke to a group of students organized for the 2011 Secular Student […]

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Atheism, Interfaith
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Sacred Space: Room at the Table for Everyone

October 23, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Khai Devon Standing across the street from an unassuming church building, I nervously suck down a cigarette and eye the young mother helping her two children up the stairs. […]

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identity, Interfaith, LGBT, Religion, Uncategorized
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Faith Is Not A Mental Illness

October 16, 2012by inourwordsblog 9 Comments

by Miriam Mogilevsky I’ve been seeing a disturbing tendency among atheists to compare religious belief to mental illness. Sometimes this comparison is made explicit, as in this article. Other times, however, […]

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Atheism, Interfaith
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Why I Abandoned My Faith But Still Consider Myself A Catholic

September 18, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Mark Nott I came to god under similar circumstances as most of us who find god later in life: I was looking for something. I was in need of […]

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Coming Out, Family, Gay, Homophobia, Interfaith, LGBT, Life, Personal, Queers, Religion, Society, Uncategorized
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Family Without Christ: Why I’m A Religious Ally to Atheists

August 22, 2012by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: Johnny Gall Being a progressive queer Christian in the current landscape is not without its fair share of frustrations. Daily I get to watch folks who profess the same […]

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Atheism, Interfaith, LGBT, Life, Religion
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Finding Common Ground With “Sacred Ground”

August 21, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Chris Stedman On my last day of work at Interfaith Youth Core, I had lunch with its founder, Eboo Patel. As we ate I told him that, inspired by […]

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Atheism, Books, Interfaith, Religion
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How a Muslim Introduced Me to Humanism

July 11, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Chris Stedman “What’s a ‘Humanist’?” As a Humanist activist, it’s a question I hear a lot. I’m not comfortable with the idea of trying to answer it on behalf […]

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Atheism, Interfaith, LGBT, Religion
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Sam Harris, Will You Visit a Mosque With Me?

May 15, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Chris Stedman Sam Harris – I know you’re a busy man, but I’d like to ask you out. Will you go to mosque with me? I’m not trying to convert […]

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Activism, Atheism, Hate, Interfaith, Religion

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