Interfaith dialogue with Rabbi Seth Goldstein on the God Squad Pod

American Christians generally speaking have a lot to learn about Judaism, antisemitism, and the differences in the two faith traditions. With that in mind, we asked Rabbi Seth Goldstein to join us on this week's episode of the God Squad Pod for an interfaith dialogue about the role of faith in standing up for those …

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Let’s talk about cherry picking the Bible

As a progressive theologian I get accused rather often of cherry picking the Bible. The people who level this accusation at me typically do so because I am so vocal about social justice and in my support for the LGBTQIA community. These conservative Christians claim that because I say that being LGBTQIA is neither a …

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Palestine, Israel, and bad faith actors

Israel is at war again as another tragic escalation of violence erupts in the Middle East. The terrorist organization Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel targeting civilians and committing horrific atrocities in the process. Israel has responded by essentially saying "the gloves are off" and is now bombing the Gaza Strip - the world's …

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