Archive: June 2009
Couples Counseling for India and Pakistan
Time for Pakistan and India to recognize and embrace an open approach to conflict resolution.
By Deepak Chopra and Salman Ahmad | June 29, 2009; 4:05 PM ET | Comments (5)
Complex Forces Behind the Veil
Should we protect Muslim believers from the state, or Muslim citizens from religious authorities?
By Aloysious Mowe | June 29, 2009; 8:46 AM ET | Comments (4)
Islam, Iranian Style
The so-called Islamic Republic of Iran is a disgrace to the religion it claims to enforce.
By Melody Moezzi | June 26, 2009; 2:09 PM ET | Comments (61)
The Man-Child in the Mirror
Michael Jackson said, "When I look into the face of a child...I see God." I wonder what God saw when he looked at Michael.
By Tammy Bundy | June 26, 2009; 9:06 AM ET | Comments (0)
Holocaust Comes to the ER
After the shooting, holy ground shifted from U.S. Holocaust Museum to nearby emergency room.
By Tamara Miller | June 25, 2009; 3:13 PM ET | Comments (2)
God the Father
God the Father is a loving parent, the aspect of God that sends us grace and mercy and peace.
By Valerie Elverton Dixon | June 19, 2009; 2:14 PM ET | Comments (15)
Michael Vick's Redemption, and Ours
Is ex-NFL star and ex-dog fighter Michael Vick beyond redemption? As Christians, we'd better hope not.
By Michael Bruner | June 19, 2009; 1:43 PM ET | Comments (31)
Muhammad Would Love Star Trek
Both Captain Kirk and Prophet Muhammad reformed society by limiting violence and advocating pluralism.
By Sumbul Ali-Karamali | June 18, 2009; 10:15 AM ET | Comments (65)
Von Brunn's Virtual Neighborhood
How the Internet incubated and empowered one man's hatred.
By Abraham Cooper | June 16, 2009; 12:32 PM ET | Comments (7)
Women in the Back of the Mosque
A new documentary explores the role of Muslim women in America and makes the case that "Islam is feminism."
By Seema Jilani | June 16, 2009; 9:47 AM ET | Comments (25)
West of Eden
Evolution can certainly be compatible with religious faith. Denying science is a profoundly unsound theological position.
By Peter M. J. Hess | June 16, 2009; 9:38 AM ET | Comments (143)
Domestic Terrorists Among Us
My play 'Anne and Emmitt' was scheduled to open at the U.S. Holocaust Museum the day until William von Brunn appeared with a gun.
By Janet Langhart Cohen | June 16, 2009; 2:40 AM ET | Comments (0)
Memory Stronger Than Von Brunn
For every von Brunn there are thousands who embrace the thriving and inspiring diversity of our world.
By Kelly Hartog | June 13, 2009; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (2)
Remembering What We Value
Von Brunn's attack reminds us that in a free society, we cannot permit ourselves to become morally complacent.
By Bernie Steinberg | June 13, 2009; 11:43 AM ET | Comments (2)
St. Dysmas Didn't Need a Green Card
Obama's plan to deport illegal immigrants already in jail is not what Jesus would do.
By Kathleen Blaner | June 10, 2009; 2:01 PM ET | Comments (1)
A New Vision for God's Holy Mountain
A way that Jews, Muslims and Christians can find peace in Jerusalem.
By Ohr Margalit | June 10, 2009; 11:40 AM ET | Comments (7)
Birth Control Pills, Death and Denial
Much of the literature about the birth control pill and other hormonal contraceptives is deceptive.
By Judie Brown | June 10, 2009; 8:47 AM ET | Comments (5)
Islam's Turn to Address Obama
Islamic political and religious leaders need to step up and say with one voice: 'President Obama, yes we can.'
By Osman Siddique | June 9, 2009; 9:16 AM ET | Comments (10)
The Globalization of Tolerance
Face to Faith is a new global schools project to encourage young people of different faiths to learn from each other.
By Tony Blair | June 9, 2009; 3:50 AM ET | Comments (36)
No Such Thing as a Holy War
On D-Day we remember the sacrifices made on our behalf, but we shouldn't sanctify violence.
By Valerie Elverton Dixon | June 8, 2009; 2:09 PM ET | Comments (1)
What NH Reveals About Religion and Same-Sex Marriage
Americans will support civil marriage equality, if their religious convictions are respected, protected.
By Robert P. Jones and Daniel Cox | June 5, 2009; 12:42 PM ET | Comments (34)
As Obama Knows, Religious Conflict Is Rarely About Religion
President Obama seems determined to resolve what may be the most momentous issue of our time--the tension between the "Muslim world" and the Judeo-Christian west.
By Robert Wright | June 5, 2009; 12:18 PM ET | Comments (26)
One Voice for a Two-State Solution
Before the Muslim world and the world at large, President Obama said what needed to be said without pandering or whitewashing, and without being self-righteous or patronizing.
By Darya Shaikh | June 5, 2009; 11:59 AM ET | Comments (2)
Obama's Charisma Ignites Hope in Muslim Hearts
Never has an American President spoken with such eloquence, compassion, understanding and empathy to the Muslim World.
By Muqtedar Khan | June 5, 2009; 4:45 AM ET | Comments (16)
Our Judeo-Christian-Islamic Tradition
Expanding the national vocabulary from the Judeo-Christian to Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition is overdue.
By Robert Parham | June 4, 2009; 12:34 PM ET | Comments (28)
Obama's Bid to Reverse the Clash
President Obama's speech this morning was a strong statement to Muslims around the world that America is not engaging in a irrevocable clash of civilizations.
By Akbar Ahmed | June 4, 2009; 12:22 PM ET | Comments (5)
Obama's Speech Must Change America, Too
Obama needs to figure out how to explain to ordinary Americans, many of whom currently harbor anti-Muslim sentiments, how to clearly differentiate between the mainstream Muslim majority and the zealot extremist minority.
By Moez Masoud | June 4, 2009; 12:28 AM ET | Comments (9)
Darwin's Scientific Skeptics
Real discussion of faith and evolution must include the growing number of scientists who find Darwin's theory unsatisfying.
By John G. West | June 3, 2009; 10:15 AM ET | Comments (194)
My Christian-Muslim American President
Since Election Day, my non-Muslim peers have been able to see me as an American much more easily.
By al-Husein N. Madhany | June 3, 2009; 9:03 AM ET | Comments (9)

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