Category: Articles and Blog Posts

  • Fajr Club – “What Is Secular Humanism”

    In this session, Imam Marc directs a discussion of John Wesley Robb’s The Reverent Skeptic – A Critical Inquiry into the Religion of Secular Humanism. It’s in conjunction with Linda Raeder’s article, Mill’s Religion of Humanity – Consequences and Implications. “All … forms of humanism have at least two things in common: (1) A concern… Continue reading

  • A Sinner Is Not the Same As a Hypocrite

    In this episode, Imam Marc continues the discussion of “public morality” by asking why we have reduced our community from three-dimension (sinner, saint, and hypocrite) to two-dimensions (only hypocrites and saints). Linda C. Raeder: Mill’s Religion of Humanity: Consequences and Implications. Continue reading

  • Salah (Prayer) Is Islamic Spirituality

    Do you desire a close(r) relationship with God? What do you imagine that relationship will look like? What do you bring to the relationship? How much time are you willing to invest? Given that God doesn’t “talk” to anyone directly, how will you have a relationship with Him? The importance of the physical rituals in… Continue reading