Guest Voices

Archive: January 25, 2009 - January 31, 2009

What I Told Our New President and Why

In the brief moment I had with the President I wanted to say more than just, "May God be with you."

By Stuart Weinblatt | January 31, 2009; 3:59 PM ET | Comments (3)

What the Pope Should Do To Reassure the World

The Pope's moves reveal a stunning blindness and deafness to the troubling reality all around him in Europe.

By Abraham Cooper and Yitzchok Adlerstein | January 29, 2009; 4:42 PM ET | Comments (143)

We Need a National Fast Day

Since President Obama is given to evoking Lincoln I suggest that he follow Lincoln's lead and proclaim, as Lincoln did in 1863 and 1864, a day of national humiliation, fasting and prayer.

By Mark Morrison-Reed | January 29, 2009; 4:16 PM ET | Comments (5)

Obama Must Reject Bush Decisions & False Assumptions

To bring about the transformation now possible, President Obama must fundamentally dismantle the Bush era war on terror paradigm, and reach out to Muslims around the world as partners, not subjects or suspects, in the challenges facing our world.

By Dalia Mogahed | January 29, 2009; 11:34 AM ET | Comments (12)

There Is No "Muslim World"

There is no Muslim world, only a variety of nations with Muslim majorities. Some of these call themselves Islamic states, but the extent to which even these are governed according to Islamic principles and under Islamic law is a matter for debate.

By Aloysious Mowe | January 28, 2009; 8:24 AM ET | Comments (107)

My Hopes and Concerns for Obama

Evangelical Christians not only embrace our new President, we pray fervently for his success.

By John Hagee | January 26, 2009; 8:53 AM ET | Comments (144)

Just a Catholic

Sister Carol helped me realize that I'm not a liberal Catholic or a conservative Catholic. I'm just Catholic.

By Mark Judge | January 26, 2009; 5:21 AM ET | Comments (37)

 
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