Bill O''Reilly: "Jesus Died For Money"

O'Reilly's interview with the Today Show's Matt Lauer can be viewed here.

Evangelicals Reject Islamophobia

This is encouraging.

Do Religion and Science Conflict?

Highly religious people say "no."

Read about it here.

Facts About American Muslims

Facts.

Islamophobia and Interfaith Efforts to Oppose It.

Islamophobia, the unreasoning fear of Islam, is a real thing. As an example, I offer this article about that controversy in a town in Florida that came from a photograph of a group of Muslim men exercising their constitutional right to pray.

There are individuals who profit--financially, politically, personally-- from peddling Islamophobia and pandering to the fears of the uninformed.

There has been a call for protests at mosques across America today. Link.

Fortunately there are interfaith groups actively working to counter them. Link.

On a related note, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks was interviewed on National Public Radio about his new book Not in God's Name. It is well worth a listen.

Tribalism Poisons Everything

Read a good thinkpiece titled Atheist Tribalism Poisons Everything.

Religion is not the problem. Non-religion is not the problem. Tribalism is the problem.

Diwali for Dogs

Zorastrians feed their dogs first.

In Nepal, dogs are celebrated with a special day each year. Read about it here.

Spirituality and Mental Health

Interesting interview from NPR's Here and Now. Robin Young talks to Lisa Miller, author of The Spiritual Child.

Listen here.

Read more (including an excerpt from the book) here.