Right now, it is almost impossible to escape the news about the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran. The story is everywhereâtelevision, social media, newspapers, conversations with friends. War has a way of dominating the public imagination and pushing everything else aside. But moments like this are exactly when moral voicesâreligious and non-religiousContinue reading “Faith Should Never Be a Weapon: An Interfaith and Humanist Case Against War with Iran”
Tag Archives: Humanism
Why the Existence of God Is Irrelevant to Me Now
Iâve reached a point in my life where the question of whether God exists feels largely irrelevant to me. That sentence would have shocked a younger version of myself, both the Catholic kid who was taught that God was the center of everything and the angry atheist teenager who thought disproving God was one ofContinue reading “Why the Existence of God Is Irrelevant to Me Now”
Interfaith Friday #14: Housing Is a Human Right
Faith leaders and non-religious advocates are joining forces to fight homelessness and housing insecurity. In New York, a coalition of Buddhist temples and Jewish congregations teamed up with secular housing justice organizations to convert unused religious properties into transitional housing. Meanwhile, humanist organizations are lobbying for rent control laws and tenant protections. This united effortContinue reading “Interfaith Friday #14: Housing Is a Human Right”
Everyone Is a Potential Comrade: The Radical Power of Nonviolence in Changing Hearts, Systems, and Society
In a world that insists on dividing us into neat little boxesâleft and right, rich and poor, good and badâI see something different. I see potential. I see humanity. I see people, in all their contradictions and complexities, as capable of change. Everyone, no matter how far gone they may seem, no matter how entrenchedContinue reading “Everyone Is a Potential Comrade: The Radical Power of Nonviolence in Changing Hearts, Systems, and Society”
Everyoneâs Caught in the Same Web: Why We Must See Humanity Beyond Class, Roles, and Beliefs
In a world so deeply divided by politics, economics, and ideology, it has become almost reflexive for people to sort each other into neat categories: the rich versus the poor, the oppressors versus the oppressed, the left versus the right. We speak in binaries and slogans, in sweeping generalizations that strip away nuance and complexity.Continue reading “Everyoneâs Caught in the Same Web: Why We Must See Humanity Beyond Class, Roles, and Beliefs”
“Humanitarian Intervention” Is An Oxymoron
There is no such thing as “humanitarian intervention.” It’s an oxymoron, and a blatant one if one were to take the time to ponder it’s meaning, the usage, and the context of the phrase. Interventions of ANY kind are not humanitarian ventures; not in the slightest. Lives are still lost, people get uprooted from theirContinue reading ““Humanitarian Intervention” Is An Oxymoron”
Sanders A Warhawk?
According to an article from “World Socialist Web Site” https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/14/sand-f14.html , Bernie Sanders had told the New York Times in an interview that he would “consider military force to pre-empt an Iranian or North Korean nuclear or missile test.” The article goes on further to say that Bernie would also be willing to use “militaryContinue reading “Sanders A Warhawk?”
Welcome!
Hi! Welcome to “The Interfaith Intrepid!” On this blog site, we will post a variety of posts, from news to politics to reviews, what have you! There will be no set schedule on here. We’ll just post whenever possible. In subsequent blog posts, I, and my other fellow contributors, will be introducing ourselves on here.Continue reading “Welcome!”