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November 15, 2015 |

A fresh perspective on spirituality and happiness | State of Belief

Jay has an exciting new perspective to share in his latest work The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path, which has been called, “A Stunning antidote to the plethora of ‘get happy’ guides.” Today on the show Jay will discuss his new book, and will offer his thoughts on the relationship between happiness and spirituality in our everyday lives.

October 28, 2015 |

The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path

October 16, 2015 |

Newsmax Now: How social media has impacted the Israel-Palestine conflict

The contributing editor at The Daily Beast and author of "Evolving Dharma" and "God vs. Gay?" discusses how social media has impacted the Israel-Palestine conflict.

October 13, 2015 |

The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path | The Secular Buddhist

Jay Michaelson speaks about his new book, The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path.

 

September 19, 2015 |

Is Burning Man for The Rich? | HuffPost Live

There's been much debate stirring over whether or not the decades-old Burning Man festival has become too costly, and therefore stratified, in recent years, but according to Daily Beast columnist and veteran "burner" Jay Michaelson, those splurging at the event are only doing themselves a disservice.

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August 13, 2015 |

The Prosecutor Problem | The Daily Beast Podcast

Daily Beast reporter Jay Michaelson digs into the problem of prosecutorial misconduct across the country and some of the reforms needed to repair the judicial system.

July 2, 2015 |

The Religious Divide Over Same-Sex Marriage | NPR Interfaith Voices

Will the landmark decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide spark a showdown between gay rights and religious freedom? A Rabbi Jay Michaelson and a conservative Christian weigh in.

April 26, 2015 |

Religious Freedom and LGBT Rights | HuffPost Religion

Jay Michaelson is among the guests speaking about the continuing battle around the American protection and definition of religious liberty.

April 2, 2015 |

What’s Changed Since The First Religious Liberty Law Was Passed In 1993?

Jay participates in a National Public Radio piece on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

March 24, 2015 |

Prayer Breakfast Dispute: Christianity and the Crusades | Meet the Press

Dr. Michaelson's work discussed in conversation with Random House editor Jon Meacham on President Obama's speech.

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March 24, 2015 |

Marriage Equality and the National Prayer Breakfast | State of Belief

March 24, 2015 |

Gays Under Attack Over Ebola | MSNBC

The underreported story you wanted to hear more about. We talk to Jay Michaelson of The Daily Beast about a disturbing development in Liberia where some are blaming the Ebola outbreak on the LGBT community.

November 21, 2014 |

Dr. Jay Michaelson at Temple Israel November 21, 2014

November 21 marked the 20th Annual Joy Ungerleider Jewish Book Month Program. Our featured guest was Dr. Jay Michaelson, who spoke of The Next Generation of Jewish Spirituality.

July 11, 2014 |

Polytheism and Nonduality: Integral Kabbalah and the Repersonalization of God

In this presentation to the 2010 Science and Nonduality Conference, Dr. Michaelson explores why nondual spiritual traditions are often accompanied by complex polytheistic or polymorphic conceptions of the Divine, when one might expect the opposite. He also situates this phenomenon in personal as well as historical contexts.

July 10, 2014 |

Gay in the Eyes of God | NPR Interfaith Voices

Open any Torah, Bible or Koran, and the passages about homosexuality seem clear: being gay is an abomination. But these strict interpretations are changing.

June 19, 2014 |

Buddhist Geeks: Jay discusses Evolving Dharma with Vincent Horn

Jay discusses Evolving Dharma with Vincent Horn of Buddhist Geeks in June 2014.

May 24, 2014 |

Gay Rights and Religious Freedom | Newseum

Is common ground possible?

May 19, 2014 |

Queer Theology & Social Transformation | Pacific School of Religion

Dr. Jay Michaelson delivered the Seventh Annual CLGS John. E Boswell lecture on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Pacific School of Religion.

Queer theology holds forth the promise of reinventing theological discourse in the light of LGBTQ experience, queer theory, and a hermeneutic informed by marginalized voices and outsider discourse. But how does the queer theological enterprise intersect with queer activism? What are the possibilities, and perils, of translating between theology and activist practice? What forms of political discourse are informed by queer theology, and what are undermined?

April 29, 2014 |

Metivta Panel on Jewish Meditation

Panel Discussion Moderated by Rabbi Andrew Hahn, Ph.D., the Kirtan Rabbi

March 31, 2014 |

Interview About “Redefining Religious Liberty” | PRA

PRA fellow Jay Michaelson speaks about his recent report, “Redefining Religious Liberty: The Covert Campaign Against Human Rights,” with Abby Scher, PRA’s Interim Research Director.

March 24, 2014 |

State of Belief: The Folly of Hobby Lobby

As the US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the Hobby Lobby case, opening the door to finding constitutional protections for corporations' "religious consciences," Dr. Jay Michaelson talks about what's at stake in this very important trial.

March 18, 2014 |

Evolving Dharma | Expanding Mind

Jay Michaelson speaks with Eric Davis about new school dharma, McMindfulness, and the politics of Buddhist insight, on Expanding Mind, a program of Progressive Radio Network.

March 16, 2014 |

The Zen Predator of the Upper East Side | The Secular Buddhist

Jay Michaelson and Mark Oppenheimer join the show to speak about Mark's book, Zen Predator of the Upper East Side.

February 25, 2014 |

Amid Controversy, ‘Right To Refuse’ Bill Hits Governor’s Desk |NPR

Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer is being pressured to veto a bill that would allow business owners in the state to deny service to gays and lesbians. Jay Michaelson speaks with NPR's Ted Robbins.

February 20, 2014 |

Religious Freedom Legislation is Really Anti-LGBT

Jay Michaelson and Saeed Jones talk to Fusion.net about the motivations behind "religious freedom" laws.

February 11, 2014 |

Russia’s Anti-Gay Crackdown | WNPR

Jay speaks on The Colin McEnroe Show about Russia's LGBT community and anti-gay laws.

February 4, 2014 |

What is the End Goal of Meditation | Fire it up with CJ

Are you new to meditation and need some help? Maybe, you are an advanced spiritual practitioner and need to go back to basics or have plateaued and need some extra oomph. CJ talks to author Jay Michaelson, about his book Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment to discuss how spiritual practices can evolve over time.

January 24, 2014 |

Religious Refusals: The New Front in the Culture War | Yale Law School

Lecture given at Yale Law School in January 2014

January 23, 2014 |

A Buddhist High: Epiphany, Bliss, and then the Laundry

What happens when you really concentrate in Jhana meditation? Jay Michaelson describes Jhanas when your mind disassociates from itself.

January 23, 2014 |

Meditation as a technology | Fire it Up with CJ

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