Author: Jim Naughton

For synagogues’ cantors, ordination means a lot

“It is, however, one more indication that the American Jewish religious marketplace is becoming a more competitive environment. Under such circumstances, neither denominational labels nor professional credentials are going to mean all that much.”

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Jackson Hole group spearheads civility, compassion and love

I would prefer that my children learn that the best response when confronted with hatred is love. That as a civil society, there are appropriate and inappropriate ways of conducting ourselves. That it is possible to disagree with one another and still treat one another with civility, compassion, and love.

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Creating a new progressive ecumenical church

Let’s throw out the rule book, break with tradition, look to the future with our eyes open and hearts centered on living out the Greatest Commandment, and perhaps even bring together some of our denominations under one new banner — a new united church — that reflects a belief that living out God’s mission for the world is more important than bureaucracy and polity, the laws that govern our churches. ~Currie

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