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The Spiritual Messages of Chanukah and Christmas — and Their Downsides
By
Michael Lerner
Christmas and Chanukah share a spiritual message: that it is possible to bring light and hope in a world of darkness, oppression and despair. But whereas Christmas focuses on the birth of a single individual whose life and mission was itself supposed to bring liberation, Chanukah is about a national liberation struggle involving an entire…
Psalm 109:8–A Prayer for Obama or Ourselves?
By
Diana Butler Bass
During the last few days, Psalm 109:8, a Bible verse in the form of a “prayer for Obama,” has topped the Google trends chart: “May his days be few; may another take his office.” Evidently, a bumper sticker emblazoned with this verse has popped up in various parts of the country. It is a sort…
Thanksgiving Day Prayer 2009
By
Paul Raushenbush
These Thanksgiving Day Prayers are three of my favorites: For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) O God, we thank you for this earth, our home; For the wide sky and…
Halloween 2009 vs All Saints Day (Eternally)
By
Paul Raushenbush
Hey Christians! Stop putting a camel hair rope around Halloween on October 31st, and instead take advantage of what happens on Nov. 1st – All Saints Day. It seems like we used to hear more from Christians who decried Halloween as a time to glamorize demons and the devil. If observed at all, some Christians…
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