Interesting Website-Read the Spirit

I came across the following links at a website called "Read the Spirit." I found the site the way I often find interesting websites. Via a link or a phrase or a snippet of info that someone buries in a blog post, an email, their facebook page etc. etc. This morning I found it on my friend Brian's facebook page. It was a short video of Karen Armstrong's reply when asked about her view on the Mosque at Ground Zero. Her comments and my web surfing research piqued by her opinions will (more than likely) follow in a subsequent post...but for today more about Read the Spirit.....  
It is an eclectic site...interfaith, oneness oriented...inclusive, pluralistic. It features daily articles, blogs, book recommendations and links to other similar sites. 
The selection of blogs is varied and interesting. 

Our Values Blog

University of Michigan’s Dr. Wayne Baker, an expert on values and ethics, publishes a fresh, thought-provoking story 5 days each week—focusing on issues in the news. Promotes civil discussion through reader comments.
Our Goal appears in the banner across the top of OurValues.org: We want to show that civil discussion is possible about the values and ethics that shape our lives—even when stark conflicts arise over core issues.

Sharing Islam
Showcases positive stories about Muslim life in the U.S. You’ll find some in-depth stories and interviews about Islam—and occasional first-person stories from the daily lives of Muslim men and women.

Friendship and Faith

A unique celebration of friendship, faith, religious diversity—and the wisdom of women! Meet women from many backgrounds whose lives were changed through friendships crossing religious and cultural boundaries.

Religious Holidays and Festivals
This unique magazine focuses on the religious holidays, festivals, anniversaries and milestones that shape our lives each year. Reporter Stephanie Fenton focuses on many different global faiths and cultures.

Interfaith Heroes

....an ongoing resource for people seeking true stories of men and women who risked crossing religious boundaries to heal communities and, in many cases, to save lives. These stories were researched and written by the Rev. Daniel Buttry, the international peace negotiator for American Baptist Churches — working in cooperation with other interfaith scholars and the editors at ReadTheSpirit.
Spiritual Wanderer
The Spiritual Wanderer’s real name is Rodney Curtis. A nationally known journalist and educator, Rodney has a quirky sense of humor that often makes readers laugh at his refreshing “take” on daily life. 



A PS about this blog.  Rodney Curtis is being treated for leukemia...has spent weeks in a Muskegon Michigan hospital.  I read a half dozen entries and really enjoyed his writing style and musings.  From what I read, I think he is an agnostic.  I'll take the insights of an agnostic over the insights of a cocksure fundamentalist any day. 

The site is definitely worth a look see.  My friend annie believes that the interfaith movement occurring today is just a more in depth version of the inter/non denominational movement of the 70's....a step closer to God being all in all.  I know that rankles more conservative viewpoints....but I am inclined to agree.  

A correction to the above info....
I was delighted to find a comment from Rodney (Spiritual Wanderer) here on my blog.....which I am going to copy and paste below.  Since I only read a half dozen or so posts, I got the wrong impression and mistakenly passed that misinformation along. ( Sort of like the guy at the gas station who a-s-s-umed Emily was a teenage mom :)  Rodney is not an agnostic....

Hi Cindi,

Thank you for the comments about Spiritual Wanderer and the rest of the Read The Spirit gang.

I can easily see where you'd get the impression I'm an agnostic but I wanted to assure you I am a believer in God, the after-life, the pre-life and certainly that little strip of life in between.

I just find my belief and spirituality taking on many different names and forms. I appreciate your kind words and since your site was pointed out by my publisher, others will certainly be reading and bookmarking your space.

Peace,
Rodney