Root&Source

Goodwill Hunting

Published by Rev. Nathan DeMay on December 30th, 2019

I’ve been deeply angered by the recent spate of anti-semitic attacks in the US, the attacks on churches, the attacks against Muslims, the murder of trans people. The other day on Twitter I said to my Jewish friends that I don’t have elegant words, but ...

Rev. DeMay, Professional Goy At Your Service

Published by Rev. Nathan DeMay on November 12th, 2019

A couple of months ago, I officiated a wedding between a young couple. It was a simple service, they explicitly wanted NO religious elements, and it was held at a small historical home in the area. Each member of the family seemed to arrive with a new ...

Doing Justice

Published by Rev. Nathan DeMay on November 3rd, 2019

Doing Justice I came across the podcast Almost Heretical by accident (or, perhaps "accident") and listened to an episode featuring Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg. I’m a fan of hers, and I’ve learned so much just following her on Twitter. After listening to Rab...

This Nonviolent Life: The Work

Published by Rev. Nathan DeMay on September 10th, 2019

Tuesday September 10, 2019 "We must therefore ask ourselves: How do we work with our thoughts and our beliefs in ways that nurture the dignity of all life? How do we ensure justice without fostering generations of harm and hate internally and external...

This Land is (Not) Your Land

Published by Rev. Nathan DeMay on July 30th, 2019

Last year I had the great pleasure of attending the Parliament of World Religions in Toronto. It will always stay with me as an amazing experience, a vibrant example of Interfaith and Interspiritual principles in action. During a number of events, spe...

The S Word, Revisited

Published by Rev. Nathan DeMay on July 17th, 2019

As the United States slides into another seemingly endless presidential election cycle, we are inundated with the use of the words "socialism" and "socialist" especially as we discuss our absolutely broken, disastrous healthcare system. For many folks...

Thoughts on War by Howard Zinn (z'l)

Published by Rev. Nathan DeMay on May 28th, 2019

Below is an email I received from the Network of Spiritual Progressives and Tikkun. Editor's note: It was a great honor to be able to publish some of Howard Zinn's reflections in Tikkun and for me to have his enthusiastic endorsement of my book The L...

Prescription for the Disillusioned

Published by Rev. Nathan DeMay on April 17th, 2019

by Rebecca del Rio Come new to this Day. Remove the rigid Overcoat of experience, The notion of knowing, The beliefs that cloud your vision. Leave behind the stories Of your life. Spit out the Sour taste of unmet expectation. Let the s...

A Web of Spirit

Published by Rev. Nathan DeMay on April 8th, 2019

I was walking my dogs outside, and the grey sky juxtaposed with the green and purple and blue and other bright colored flowers, buds, and shoots struck me. I am always struck by the darkening rain-anticipated sky and the brightness of spring. I feel en...

Your Nose is Cutoff

Published by Rev. Nathan DeMay on March 27th, 2019

Yet your face is not spited. The political and religious establishment in the United States is hellbent on opposing common sense, scientific actions to combat climate change. Climate change which, by an overwhelming consensus, the world’s leading scie...