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Fasting for Ramadan as a non-Muslim – The Make Up Day

By on November 23, 2011 in Personal, Religion

First things first: Fasting during daylight hours in November is WAY easier than fasting during daylight hours in August. My Muslim friends had intimated as much, but I was not expecting it to be as easy as it was today. I almost wished that it was harder. When I took a day off from Ramadan [...]

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6 things I learned while fasting for Ramadan as a non-Muslim

By on August 31, 2011 in Personal, Religion

It’s kind of ironic. One month ago, I was contemplating whether or not I should try to fast with my Muslim friends for the month of Ramadan. I was reticent because I wasn’t sure that my body could make it through. It’s not that I expected to die or anything. I just figured that not [...]

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Fasting for Ramadan as a non-Muslim – Day 20

By on August 20, 2011 in Personal, Religion

What a way to break a fast, huh? Actually, one of my new Muslim friends from the U.K. placed this lovely picture in my mind earlier today, and I managed to bring it into reality at sunset. In what may not come as much of a surprise, it tasted much better in my mind than [...]

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Fasting for Ramadan as a non-Muslim – Day 2

Fasting for Ramadan as a non-Muslim – Day 2

By on August 2, 2011 in Personal, Religion
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Be calm. That’s been my mantra today. It’s been flowing through my body. It’s been written on my mind. Be calm. When I wanted to take a swig of my daughter’s lemonade at lunch, I stopped myself. Be calm. When I kept looking at the clock and fretted over how many more hours it would [...]

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The Interfaith Amigos at TED

By on May 30, 2011 in Religion
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While someone like Samir Selmanovic can speak to the similarities and differences of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity in his own life, it is something different when three separate individuals can come together and celebrate the treasures of each of these respective faith traditions. Jamal Rahman, Ted Falcon, and Don Mackenzie make up the Interfaith Amigos, [...]

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Anne Rice Outs Herself from Christianity

By on July 31, 2010 in Culture, Religion

This week, Interview with the Vampire author Anne Rice officially outed herself from Christianity. Naturally, she did so via her Facebook wall. Here is the text of her post: “For those who care, and I understand if you don’t: Today I quit being a Christian … It’s simply impossible for me to ‘belong’ to this [...]

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