Tag: Faith and politics

As a longtime fan of microlending–See this somewhat dated Beliefnet column.–I was thrilled when Muhammad Yunus, the godfather of microlending, recently won the Nobel Prize.

The New York Times is in the midst of a four-part series on “how American religious organizations benefit from an increasingly accommodating government.” Today’s article

The latest from the Episcopal Public Policy Network: On Sunday, October 15, Episcopalians have an opportunity to help set a new Guinness World Record by

Garrison Keillor is in a feisty mood. Here’s some of what he has to say: I got some insight last week into who supports torture

Former Senator John Danforth will speak at Washington National Cathedral tomorrow night at 7:30. Details are here. To read the speech he gave at our

Tim Noah of Slate has a fascinating analysis of the pope’s controversial speech at the University of Regensburg. He notes, almost in passing, that “the

The visit by former Iranian president Mohammed Khatami to Washington National Cathedral earlier this month precipitated a blizzard of demagogic commentary, some of it from

Ethics Daily, a Baptist site, has posted an interesting editorial on the Tennessee Senate race. The race pits Rep. Harold Ford, a black, Baptist Democrat

I have only skimmed the avalanche of commentary occasioned by Pope Benedict’s recent speech, but I sure did like this essay by Anne Applebaum over

The Washington National Cathedral and the Episcopal Diocese of Washington have been taken to task in some quarters for inviting former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami