Jonathan Rauch: It is our duty as citizens to find ways to live together. I equate that with a form of patriotism. And that’s a higher value still.When I see someone who won’t compromise, I see someone betraying the core purposes of our Constitution, which is to force compromise. Read more
The depths of divine love cannot be exhausted by words, by speech, by texts, by facts dressed up in even the fanciest garb. These depths must be lived in and inhabited. And so the story goes—we are the continuing incarnation. Read more
Liberals are appalled by the provisions of the health care bill that Republicans are trying to jam through. But words are cheap. What would happen if we actually took the things we claim to believe and be committed to seriously enough to do something about them? Seriously enough to completely change our lives? Read more
What is one to do when what one professes to believe has become, as Macbeth said when reflecting on his wife’s suicide, a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing? Even our most cherished beliefs and commitments sound exactly like that on some days. Read more
God often operates according to entirely different rules than those to which we are accustomed. God, in other words, has little to no respect for our organizational structures. Read more
Two microbreweries, an historic synagogue, and powerful words from George Washington. Not bad for a Father's Day afternoon! Read more
Wonder Woman believes that the conflict between good and evil is a zero sum game, with one side winning and one losing. She finds out that it's a lot more complicated than that. Read more
Jews and Christians agree on many things. One of the most important things they agree on is that human beings are the only way that God gets into the world. No pressure, though. Read more
Anne Lamott defines laughter as Carbonated Holiness. These days, we could use a lot more of that kind of holiness. Read more
It became clear at the Comey hearing and after that Donald Trump's primary concern is always and only about himself. This, unfortunately, is not unique to the President. And yet nothing undermines community and morality more effectively than the belief that it's all about me. Read more
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