Jewish people have many different garments that can denote their faith. One of these garments is a yarmulke or, in Hebrew, a kippah, which means “dome”. Wearing my kippah is something very special to me …
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Two Fellows Featured in Freethought Today – April 2021
Blog posts from two of our fellows this year, Ben Sevart and Kally Leidig, were featured in the April 2021 issue of Freethought Today.
To Know One is to Know None – Anna Aversa
We are nearing the end of the semester, and with that comes the end of our fellowship time together. While I am ready to be done with my term papers and final exams, the ending …
Book Buzz: Chicago Theological Seminary – May 4
Time: May 4 | 9:00am CST
Location: Zoom
Religion (or a lack of it) in Grade School – Amy Yadev
Growing up, I felt as though I existed in a dual world: one that encompassed my religion of Sikhi and one made up of the religions of everyone else at school, Christianity in particular. For …
The Church: Homosexuality and Hypocrisy – Milan Stolpman
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is the Vatican office responsible for communicating Church doctrines. On March 15th, this bureau responded with a one-word, abrupt response to a question that concerns the livelihood …
Odd One Out – Anusha Mehta
Throughout elementary, middle and high school, I was always looked at differently; I was always the odd one out. Being one of the few Hindus and brown-skinned girls in my school, I looked and behaved …
Lake Michigan, Saint Anthony, and Parashat Beresheet – Azariah Horowitz
Some Interfaith thoughts for Earth Day: In Judaism, we read the Torah cyclically over and over again every year. Each week gets its own chapter, its own parsha. There is an idea in some branches …
A Presumptively Christian Education – Yaseen Najeeb
Imagine, you are 15 years old again. You are sitting in your World History class, and your teacher pulls up a powerpoint for the current unit. Suddenly, on their colorful slides, they click to a …
Public School Needs More Religion, Not Less – Azariah Horowitz
I know where this is going, you may say to yourself, no more Christmas concerts, no more spring break over Easter! But I actually don’t have a problem with those things at all. I think religious tradition is beautiful and fascinating and so full of wisdom and joy.