The car Noe Kasali drove was covered in orange dust when he arrived in the small town of Mangina, about an hour’s drive from his home, down a bumpy dirt road. It was a hot day in late summer. “We did not have any PPE with us. We came just wearing simple, simple clothes,” he […]
It’s a Friday night at the First Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama. As the wooden pews fill up, latecomers tuck coats and handbags onto the floor beside them. Up front, an organizer adjusts microphones and introduces the next speaker, Shailly Gupta Barnes. The crowd is here for a 2018 panel discussion sponsored by the Poor […]
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Listen and subscribe to The Spiritual Edge wherever you listen to podcasts – Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts. By Hana Baba “At the end of that meeting, they asked who believes what you heard is the truth? And you stand up and they said, ‘If you want to get more information, follow that guy, right […]
Listen and subscribe to The Spiritual Edge wherever you listen to podcasts – Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts. By Hana Baba “We need to have a different setup for worshipping,” Rabi’a Keeble says. “One that makes it clear that women are not second class citizens, that women are equal to men.” As far back as […]
Behind the Chief we see the top of Shasta Dam’s immense concrete spillway set against a background of dry, rolling hills. Shasta Dam stands 602 feet high. It’s the country’s 8th tallest. It turned California into the giant, agricultural engine that it is today. It also left a legacy of harm when it flooded the […]
But then after about a year, other items started to show up. Flowers, oranges and small coins would appear and disappear. It perplexed Stevenson because he never saw anyone bringing or removing the stuff. He didn’t know it, but Vietnamese immigrants — including a woman named Vina Vo — had adopted the Buddha. Vo is […]
Our advisory committee for A Prayer for Salmon is Marc Dadigan, Joseph Orozco, Brendan Lindsay, Les Hall and Michael Preston. Dr. Lyla June Johnston (aka Lyla June) is the co-host for A Prayer for Salmon. She is an Indigenous musician, author, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. Her multi-genre presentation […]
SEPT. 12, 2017—Portrayed through much of history as the evil nemesis of humanity, a new movement sees Satan more as a literary symbol of rebellion than the scriptural Prince of Darkness. These modern-day Satanists say they are trying to fight what they see as the encroachment of evangelical Christianity in places they say it doesn’t […]
Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio Making space for women In mosques Monique Parsons for The Spiritual Edge Listen and subscribe to The Spiritual Edge wherever you listen to podcasts – Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts. By Monique Parsons “You’re going to your spiritual dwelling, and to have to enter the door in combat mode […]
Listen and subscribe to The Spiritual Edge wherever you listen to podcasts – Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts. By Jenee Darden Regina Evans recalls how during a rough point in her life, the pastor at a friend’s church prophesied over her. “She said, ‘I see them, I see them. Your children are coming,” She’s laughing […]
“We want the history and present realities of the Winnemem Wintu tribe from our point of view to be included in a permanent exhibit in the visitor center on Shasta Dam to accurately represent the suffering we have endured for the State of California’s water supply. It is only right that our sacrifice and contribution […]
A Jain tech innovator combines a religious and global perspective — The Spiritual Edge
I’m sitting in a small, cosy cafe in a quiet part of West London on a cold, wet, typically English Monday morning. The other shops near here — the generic franchises, faceless drive-thrus and big stores — blend into the background. But the cafe I’m in stands out. Starting with its name – Ahimsa. “Ahimsa […]