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I did not have to fight. I did not have to struggle for justice. And even more: I did not have to explain: almost paradise.

A Qur’anic passage on sex, adultery, and “hidden adornment” raises a lot of questions, with answers hard to find.

New York City’s Landmark Preservation Commission’s unanimous decision on August 3, 2010, to allow plans for the construction of a mosque and community center near Ground Zero to move forward has been hailed by some as a victory for religious freedom, but it has also provided more fodder for latent anti-Muslim sentiments that have surfaced nationally.

There was a fair amount of surprise when ADL went on record opposing the construction of a progressive, moderate, multifaith dialogue-oriented Islamic center two blocks from Ground Zero in Manhattan. Wait a minute, my (non-Jewish) boyfriend asked me, did they drop a letter from their name? Are they the Defamation League now?

A tidal wave of change in the opinion of religious communities toward LGBT inclusion is met by even more strident opposition by some conservatives.

Throughout US history the perpetrators of religiously-inspired violence have usually been white Protestant men fearful of non-Protestant communities.

A transgender woman and pastor invites RD readers to join the Human Rights Campaign in advocacy for justice.

Tweets supporting Dr. Laura anger black conservatives.

Now that the speaker volume has been adjusted, I must say I’m in love with this recitation. No, I’m not kidding. Really.

I used to say, if I see that sun come over the horizon, I know the day is going to be good. Simple things like the sun or the absence of it, remind me then to be grateful.