Sikhism
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Honoring Guru Nanak — And Whoever’s Hanging On Your Wall
By Wendy Thomas Russell | April 15, 2013
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If Guru Nanak were alive today, the Sihk leader would be turning 544 years old — a mere child compared to Islam’s 1,400-year-old Muhammad, Christianity’s 2,000-year old Jesus, and Buddhism’s 2,500-year-old Buddha. Still, as Guru Nanak would undoubtedly be keen to point out, he still has more than 300 years on Bahá’u'lláh, the founder of Baha’i. Whenever a religious leader’s birthday rolls around, I try to think about them in human terms. About who they were during their lives, whether they were out for any glory or money, or whether they were surprised when their innermost passion brought [...] Read more – ‘Honoring Guru Nanak — And Whoever’s Hanging On Your Wall’.
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God’s (Alleged) Gender Proves Problematic for Some Parents
By Wendy Thomas Russell | February 18, 2013
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About a year ago — when my daughter was six — I noticed that she had been sitting in silence for a surprisingly long time. “Are you okay?” I asked. “I’m sad,” she said. “Why are you sad?” I asked. “Because,” she said, “God is a boy and not a girl.” “How do you know?” “I just know,” she said, glumly. “And why does that make you sad?” “Because,” she said. “I’m a girl.” I don’t spend a lot of time complaining about religion. Usually, I just don’t see the point. Religion is so big [...] Read more – ‘God’s (Alleged) Gender Proves Problematic for Some Parents’.
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A Shopping Guide for Nonreligious Parents (Part I)
By Wendy Thomas Russell | November 29, 2012
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In honor of the Judeo-Christian month of giving, I’m offering a few recommendations to add to your shopping lists. These are items I have bought myself, or will buy, or might buy, or probably won’t buy but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. Seriously, if you want some assistance in “introducing” world religion and religious concepts to your kids, these are excellent tools. I’ll be publishing this in two parts: The first today, the second on Monday. Don’t look for this list to be repeated next year, by the way. In 2013, I’ll be recommending you buy [...] Read more – ‘A Shopping Guide for Nonreligious Parents (Part I)’.
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Sikhism in 60 Seconds
By Wendy Thomas Russell | August 6, 2012
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Twelve years ago, a mass murder sparked America’s interest in Islam. Now it’s happening again — only, this time, the religion is Sikhism. As Sikhs all over the world today mourn the loss of six of their own who died Sunday in a Wisconsin temple, they also find themselves explaining who they are to a country mostly unfamiliar with their customs and beliefs. “We are pretty sure that this is a hate crime because there is so much ignorance,” Rajwa Singh of the Guru Gobind Singh Foundation in Rockville, Md., told NBCWashington.com. “People mistake us (for) either being [...] Read more – ‘Sikhism in 60 Seconds’.
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Religious Picture Books Have Much to Offer — But Choose Wisely
By Wendy Thomas Russell | April 19, 2012
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Can we talk about religious picture books for a minute? I’m assuming most of you didn’t read your kid a religious bedtime story last night. And that it rarely occurs to you to wonder what new Islamic, Hindu or Christian children’s books came out this year. I’m also willing to bet you don’t spend a lot of time in the religious section at your public library. But it might be time to start. For the last month or so I’ve been obsessed with religion-books for kids — mostly because my own knowledge of religious stories [...] Read more – ‘Religious Picture Books Have Much to Offer — But Choose Wisely’.
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Holiday Cheat Sheet for Nonreligious Parents
By Wendy Thomas Russell | January 3, 2012
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We here at Relax, It’s Just God believe that religious literacy and tolerance doesn’t just happen. We parents have to make it happen. Unfortunately, saying the word “Hanukkah” once a year and pointing out burkas in the airport just doesn’t cut it. A true religious education requires context. Tolerance requires action. If you want your children to be interested in and respectful of those around them, you must knit a sense of interest and respect into your childrearing — today and throughout the year. That’s why major religious holidays are such fantastic vehicles for religious literacy. And [...] Read more – ‘Holiday Cheat Sheet for Nonreligious Parents’.
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