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Spiritual Counsel to the G8
Religious leaders here want offer a prophetic voice to call world leaders to their moral and practical responsibilities.
By Katherine Marshall | June 29, 2009; 12:29 AM ET | Comments (1)
Fathers and Families
The world needs more family planning, and more fathers engaged in that discussion.
By Katherine Marshall | June 22, 2009; 01:18 AM ET | Comments (3)
Faith-Based Competition
White House says faith-based office not there to ensure faith groups get their "fair share" of federal funding.
By Katherine Marshall | June 16, 2009; 02:25 AM ET | Comments (1)
Sweet Echoes from Cairo
Obama's speech in Cairo shows the meaning of dialogue, an articulation of values and a search for understanding.
By Katherine Marshall | June 8, 2009; 12:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Hearing Muslim Voices
Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas sets out to challenge or change preconceptions Americans have about Muslims.
By Katherine Marshall | June 1, 2009; 11:54 AM ET | Comments (6)
"Good News" or Something Else?
The international community is watching Obama's approach to public funding for faith-inspired organizations.
By Katherine Marshall | May 26, 2009; 08:25 AM ET | Comments (4)
End Game in Sri Lanka
Few governments seem interested in punishing a country they believe is justifiably trying to crush an insurgency.
By Katherine Marshall | May 18, 2009; 12:03 AM ET | Comments (1)
Mothers Need More Than a Day
A woman in Niger faces a 1 in 7 chance of dying of pregnancy-related causes; a woman in Sweden has 1 chance in 17,400.
By Katherine Marshall | May 10, 2009; 11:02 PM ET | Comments (0)
Modern Witch Hunts
Witch hunts are part of crisis and turmoil. We are seeing that today and will see more as economic and social storms intensify.
By Katherine Marshall | May 4, 2009; 12:37 AM ET | Comments (9)
Pakistan's Quicksand
The Swat scene should be our wakeup call, demanding our urgent and sustained attention..
By Katherine Marshall | April 24, 2009; 09:46 PM ET | Comments (5)
Crisis and Opportunity in Darfur
Muslims joining Christians and Jews to undertake one of the world's largest humanitarian efforts.
By Katherine Marshall | April 20, 2009; 08:55 AM ET | Comments (1)
Faith-Based Diplomacy
Obama should use extraordinary organizational capacity of global religions in the cause of peace, welfare.
By Katherine Marshall | April 16, 2009; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (13)
Weak Economy Crippling the Poor
Religious communities see the economic crisis as tightly linked to justice and ethics.
By Katherine Marshall | April 8, 2009; 03:56 PM ET | Comments (3)
Wrong Message from the Pope
Even the Vatican's most ardent admirers have to wonder about the Pope's insensitive comments about condoms.
By Katherine Marshall | March 28, 2009; 07:40 PM ET | Comments (30)
Unkind Cuts
No religious text or teaching prescribes cutting, so why do millions believe the process has religious origins?
By Katherine Marshall | March 24, 2009; 01:15 AM ET | Comments (38)
Limbaugh, the Vatican and a Woman's Place
What's needed is a healthy and open debate, within the Catholic world and beyond, of the warring values that arise in debates about women's rights. What does respect for life and dignity, a wonderful clarion call, truly mean?
By Katherine Marshall | March 16, 2009; 09:28 AM ET | Comments (22)
