Past Questions for April 2008

April 4, 2008

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 40 years ago today. What are your memories of that day? What impact did it have on you? How is King relevant to you and to us today?

April 6, 2008

John McCain's spiritual guide, televangelist Rod Parsley, calls Islam a "false religion" that should be "destroyed." Should McCain renounce Parsley? Will Islam be an issue in this year's U.S. presidential election?

April 9, 2008

Pope Benedict's recent baptism of a well-known Italian Muslim has prompted criticism in much of the Islamic world. Has Benedict done enough to build bridges to Islam?

April 22, 2008

What can Pope Benedict XVI say and do to repair the growing rifts between the Vatican, the clergy and the laity in America?

April 23, 2008

In his speech to U.S. bishops last week, Pope Benedict XVI said: "Any tendency to treat religion as a private matter must be resisted . . . To the extent that religion becomes a purely private affair, it loses its very soul." Do you agree or disagree? Why?

April 28, 2008

Jeremiah Wright's sermons continue to be an issue in the presidential campaign. Why? What do you think of his preaching style? What do you wish you understood better about it?

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