On Faith

The Spirited Atheist

Who decides when medicine prolongs dying, not living?

Susan Jacoby » The heart of the religious right's opposition to advance planning for end-of-life care is its disdain for human reason.

The Faith Divide

Mr. President, seize this moment

Eboo Patel » Mr. President, the people on the Arab streets have heard your call and responded. Egyptians on the streets of Alexandria, Suez and Cairo are willing to risk their lives because they trust you will do the right thing.

For God's Sake

Crisis in Egypt: A spiritual perspective

Brad Hirschfield » I hope that Egypt comes out of its current crises better than it was before the crisis began. I hope that the country of almost 80 million citizens creates the kind of robust democracy which all people deserve. But I also acknowledge that democracy alone is not enough.

Georgetown/On Faith

Forgotten crisis: Stateless in Bangladesh

Katherine Marshall » At least 200,000 Rohingya live in a painful limbo, stateless, unwelcome and unrecognized in the country where they find themselves.

Guest Voices

An American Jew roams in Germany

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach » It was at that point that I understood that the German and Jewish people were forever locked in what Martin Luther King, Jr. called a "single garment of destiny."