Buddhism is marked by concern for the welfare of all “sentient” creatures. But when it is harnessed to ethnic intolerance and extreme nationalism, it can turn violent.

As The New York Times worries about the difficulties of preparing vegan food for Seder, what about the difficulties of celebrating a plague that killed all firstborn Egyptian children and animals?

There is nothing in Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio’s record to suggest that he will reform the Catholic Church.

With Anti-Judaism, David Nirenberg has recast the debate about the origins and nature of anti-Semitism in Western thought.

A new report by civil liberties groups reveals self-censorship and decreased participation in community groups as a result of police hounding.

There is nothing in Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio’s record to suggest that he will reform the Catholic Church. 

If the Catholic Church is to change, the first thing that needs to happen is no pope, and certainly not an infallible one.

Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger’s Jews and Words.

Joseph Anton is a tale of betrayals: of free speech, communities, religion, marriages, personal convictions, friends.

At long last, this may be the year Washington puts the brakes on Israeli settlement expansion into Palestinian lands.