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Archive: September 2007
The Subtle, Lethal Poison of Religion
Name a moral statement or action, uttered or performed by a religious person, that could not have been uttered or performed by an unbeliever.
By Christopher Hitchens | September 26, 2007; 1:37 PM ET | Comments (871)
Message from the Prophet is Clear: Coexist
When the Prophet said the rights of non-Muslims under the protection of the Islamic polity were sacrosanct, Muslims listened
By Hisham al-Zoubeir | September 24, 2007; 9:28 AM ET | Comments (20)
High Holiday Times at the Syna-Plex
We Jews are, I think it's fair to say, a kvetchy people. If Goldilocks were Jewish, she'd still be trying out chairs.
By Ruth Marcus | September 21, 2007; 2:23 PM ET | Comments (27)
Apology as a Moral Imperative
We bear a sense of shame and guilt when we fail to apologize
By Aaron Lazare | September 21, 2007; 1:43 PM ET | Comments (4)
Holiest Moment of the Day
The most popular and I believe holiest moment of the holiday occurs when friends and family gather to break the fast with a joyous feast.
By Brad Hirschfield | September 21, 2007; 12:24 PM ET | Comments (8)
Food Stamp Solidarity and Humility
Rabbi Steve Gutow, executive director for the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, is taking the Food Stamp Challenge during the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. He is living on the Food Stamp allowance of $21 for the...
By Steve Gutow | September 19, 2007; 1:59 PM ET | Comments (7)
Re-Turning to God in the New Year
Wherever we are, no matter how far we have fallen, the opportunity to repent and change is always there for every one of us.
By Adin Steinsaltz | September 18, 2007; 9:10 AM ET | Comments (21)
D. James Kennedy and the "Cultural Mandate"
Dr. Kennedy believed the Scriptures taught that those whose lives had been changed by the Gospel had an obligation to engage the culture with “the mind of Christ."
By Frank Wright | September 16, 2007; 10:26 AM ET | Comments (13)
The Problem with Missionaries
By venturing into a country at war, the South Korean missionaries endangered themselves, others, and established dangerous precedents.
By Claude Salhani | September 14, 2007; 12:07 PM ET | Comments (60)
An Islamic Defense for Rushdie
It's wrong and un-Islamic to demand Salman Rushdie’s head for a crime for which some earlier Muslims were even more responsible.
By Khalid Zaheer | September 14, 2007; 10:09 AM ET | Comments (31)
The Rabbi Who Believed in Good
Rabbi Sherwin Wine taught that human dignity, courage and love are our most important values, not religious obedience.
By Greg M. Epstein | September 13, 2007; 9:51 AM ET | Comments (39)
The Holiest Community Ever
Was this the holiest community ever? It's a question I didn't expect to ask when I began researching Unexpected Grace: Stories of Faith, Science, and Altruism. I was in New York City interviewing Courtney Cowart, one of two dozen theologians...
By Bill Kramer | September 11, 2007; 12:47 PM ET | Comments (0)
All You Need is Love
I recently listened to "A Hard Days Night" by the Beatles and I was staggered by a revelation: rock and roll is a Catholic art form.
By Mark Gauvreau Judge | September 9, 2007; 6:49 AM ET | Comments (103)
History of the Unity Walk
Today, thousands of walkers in Washington D.C. will join national faith leaders, ambassadors, civil rights icons and over 100 partnering organizations in this completely apolitical "Gandhi style" Unity Walk broadcast worldwide from Embassy Row. Past years' speakers have included Rev....
By Kyle Poole | September 9, 2007; 1:28 AM ET | Comments (3)
"I Believe" About Me and You
Driving through Washington D.C. one Sunday morning, I spotted a church with a parking lot, which was jammed. I can’t recall the exact church now, but I think it was one of the Protestant denominations. However, I do remember wondering,...
By Dennis Wholey | September 6, 2007; 7:03 PM ET | Comments (10)
Blessed are the Poor In Person
When I interviewed people of faith, few could name specific ways their own faith community engaged with the poor, except in foreign missions.
By Dale Hanson Bourke | September 2, 2007; 1:28 PM ET | Comments (41)
