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Archive: April 5, 2009 - April 11, 2009
Time to Apologize to Witches
It's more than time that the Catholic and Protestant Churches both apologized for centuries of persecution of Witches, Pagans and those they deemed 'heretics' for believing something different than standard dogma.
By Starhawk | April 11, 2009; 12:18 PM ET | Comments (63)
Hispanic Evangelicals Rising
Hispanic Evangelicals are a rising force in America. Here are three major reasons why.
By Gabriel Salguero | April 9, 2009; 9:54 AM ET | Comments (3)
Passover's R-Rated Condiment
The real meaning of charoset on Passover? It's all about love.
By Arthur Waskow | April 8, 2009; 9:48 AM ET | Comments (19)
Apology, Acknowledgment, and Contrition
Only if the church vigorously prosecutes those who are guilty will the Pope's apology have depth and force. To date, the church has been ambiguous at best in its carrying out of this grave responsibility.
By David Wolpe | April 7, 2009; 3:23 PM ET | Comments (9)
The Power of Apology
Benedict's courage to apologize on behalf of the church, in spite of the criticism he knew he would get, shows he understands that false pride really does come before the fall.
By Susan K. Smith | April 7, 2009; 2:27 PM ET | Comments (0)
Nuclear Weapons Are An Offense to God
I believe that President Obama's rejection of nuclear weapons is his faith in action. He is finally trying to realize what the American Catholic Bishops stated in 1983, Protestants leaders in 1986 and Muslim and Christian religious leaders in 2005: nuclear weapons insult God. Get rid of them.
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | April 7, 2009; 11:51 AM ET | Comments (12)
A Papal Cry of Pain
The personal quality of the Pope's apology is stunning, and a broad call for tolerance and reconciliation.
By Mathew N. Schmalz | April 7, 2009; 8:46 AM ET | Comments (8)
New Occasions Teach New Duties -- Even to Popes
Benedict's apologies are welcome -- but some day, some Pope may apologize for Rome's long-continued use of the Roman emperor as model for the papacy.
By Willis E. Elliott | April 6, 2009; 5:13 PM ET | Comments (21)
Pope Benedict's Professor Problem
Unless the pope changes how he gets information and how he makes decisions, we will continue to have these periodic media disasters.
By Thomas J. Reese, S.J. | April 6, 2009; 4:01 PM ET | Comments (8)
Pope Benedict's Apologies Teach Spiritual Lesson For All
We can learn from this phenomenon of a global religious leader having the moral courage and spiritual sensitivity to apologize for his actions.
By Brad Hirschfield | April 5, 2009; 4:26 PM ET | Comments (16)
Evangelicals For Immigration Reform
Why is immigration policy important to evangelicals? Certainly because we believe what the Bible teaches about treatment of "aliens in the land."
By Leith Anderson | April 5, 2009; 11:46 AM ET | Comments (10)
