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A veteran journalist, I'm the author of Faith Ed, Teaching About Religion In An Age of Intolerance, published by Beacon Press. Reporting for Faith Ed took me back to a small town in Ohio where I moved in fourth grade and was the only Jew and around the country, where I delved into stories about teachers trying to teach about the world's religions in the face of controversy. I'm, naturally, an avid reader. I love great stories, whether nonfiction or fiction. I worked full-time for major metro newspapers for over 20 years, including as education editor for The Boston Globe.

People love to confuse me with the Other Linda of NPR. No, that's not me. ...more

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Faith Ed: Teaching About Religion in an Age of Intolerance

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“I hold that it is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read
sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others'
religions as we would have them to respect our own, a friendly study of the
world's religions is a sacred duty.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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