“At its best, religious arbitration is an opportunity for two parties who have shared religious values to resolve those disputes in accordance with their religious values,” says Pepperdine University Law School professor and rabbi  Michael Helfand. More →

Source: Arbitration by Faith | May 6, 2016 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

“If you were to identify Catholic prophets in the twentieth century,” says Georgetown University professor Chester Gillis, Daniel Berrigan “would be right there with Dorothy Day or Thomas Merton.” His activism, adds Gillis, is “rooted in prayer. It is done out of the commitment to the Gospel. That differentiates it from all the other secular movements” Daniel Berrigan, SJ died on April 30, 2016. He was 94 years old. More →

Source: Daniel Berrigan: 1921-2016 | May 5,...

The writer/filmmaker uses humor to help people understand Islam, but it took years for some mosque members to come around to her jokes. Nawaz's new memoir is called Laughing All The Way to the Mosque.

Source: 'Little Mosque' Creator Zarqa Nawaz On Mixing Comedy And Religion : NPR

Time is almost up for consumers to tell the FDA what "natural" food means. It's an ancient philosophical question with no easy answers.

Source: What Is 'Natural' Food? A Riddle Wrapped In Notions Of Good And Evil : The Salt : NPR