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Spinoza Redux….

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A Busy Church Month

In January 2016, I was blessed to be invited to share the pulpit at two Collegiate churches in New York City. The first was Marble Collegiate Church, as part of their annual Trialogue amongst the Abrahamic traditions. January 10, 2016 Three Faiths, One Family from Marble Collegiate Church on Vimeo. Hosted by Dr. Michael B. Brown Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Rev. Robert Chase and Dr. Hussein Rashid On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I was hosted by Middle Collegiate Church, where I spoke about Islamophobia and #BlackLivesMatter “Body Politics” :: Jan 17 @middlechurch from Middle Collegiate Church on Vimeo. “Body Politics”…