Western assumptions about cultural uniformity combined with Islamists bent on purging other faith groups are threatening the future of the Christian church in the Middle East.
by Olivia Kuser I grew up with guns. My father taught me how to shoot a .22 when I was nine years old up at
Using traditional models, most polling firms underestimated millennial turnout; this generation is sending analysts back to the drawing board to understand both their style of political engagement and a new generation of “values voters.”
To answer the problem of violence with more violence is at odds with the teachings of all faith traditions of the vast majority of people of faith in America.
As churches, synagogues, mosques and other religious groups toll their bells for the victims in Sandy Hook Elementary School, national religious leaders gathered at the
NPR carries the Associated Press story: President Barack Obama is planning to participate in a special prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral the morning
“It’s our first job. If we don’t get that right, we don’t get anything right,” he said, asking: “Can we truly say, as a nation, that we are meeting our obligations? Can we honestly say that we are doing enough to keep our children — all of them — safe from harm?”
Is this a time that should be strictly devoted to mourning, prayer and giving comfort, or is it also permissible to acknowledge the political dimension of these shootings, and to urge action against the root causes?
Gary Arnold urges the Congress to pass the legislation ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. In