Holiday Mash-Up This morning I woke up in sweat. I’d just had an anxiety dream about tomorrow’s mash-up of the traditional American holiday, Thanksgiving, and the Hindu holy day, Ekadasi. In January 2013, Fred and I recommitted to participating in one another’s holy days–from Lent …
According to Naomi Schaefer Riley, author of ‘Til Faith Do Us Part, 42 percent of us are married to a partner of another denomination, faith tradition, or someone who practices no faith at all. From Mormon to Methodist, Jewish to Jehovah’s Witness, Buddhist to Lutheran, our …
Editor’s Note (4/15/13): I’ve added links at the end of this post to other writers who’ve commented on Naomi Schaefer Riley’s work. By J. Dana Trent and Fred Eaker I’ve spent the last two Easters in the company of devout Hindus. On one of Christianity’s …