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Archive: June 7, 2009 - June 13, 2009
Long Line at the Holocaust Museum
The line was long when the Holocaust Museum reopened in Washington on Friday.
By Leith Anderson | June 13, 2009; 9:58 AM ET | Comments (0)
When Hatred Moves from Thought to Act
What happened at the U.S. Holocaust Museum is an extreme sign of something happening in different parts of American society, albeit in less violent manifestations.
By Adin Steinsaltz | June 12, 2009; 9:56 AM ET | Comments (2)
Hatred Stings
It is unjust and ironic and perhaps the ultimate denial of the Holocaust to shoot at something that history cannot and will not erase.
By Erica Brown | June 11, 2009; 1:40 PM ET | Comments (1)
Religion-Based Terror in Wichita, Washington
The Holocaust Museum murder and the murder of Dr. George Tiller at his church in Wichita share several characteristics.
By Arthur Waskow | June 11, 2009; 11:23 AM ET | Comments (3)
The Open Door at Dachau
Every time I see or read of an attack on a Jew because of his or her Jewishness, or when the sacred space of a synagogue or a memorial, a church or mosque is violated, I see in my mind's eye an open oven door at Dachau.
By Michael Otterson | June 11, 2009; 11:21 AM ET | Comments (20)
Bigotry and Hatred are Spiritual Diseases
When the disease erupts in a visible act of violence, our attention is drawn to the deadly effects of hateful words and thoughts. But what about the roots of such hatred?
By Kenneth E. Bowers | June 11, 2009; 9:30 AM ET | Comments (6)
Open Season on Jews?
Three "isolated incidents" in just over a month should give us pause.
By Jonathan D. Sarna | June 11, 2009; 8:33 AM ET | Comments (100)
Time to Stay Focused on Dreams, not Fears
I found it deeply heartening that within a couple of hours of the Holocaust Museum shooting I received several press-releases from local and national Muslim organizations condemning the attack.
By Sharon Brous | June 11, 2009; 8:28 AM ET | Comments (3)
Shooting Should Make us Angry and Ashamed
The shootings echo both the attempted bombing of two New York synagogues by Muslim extremists a few weeks ago and the recent murder of Dr. Tiller.
By Pamela K. Taylor | June 10, 2009; 6:02 PM ET | Comments (3)
Right-Wing Extremism on the Rise
This is a rise in right-wing domestic terrorism and it is murderous and dangerous.
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | June 10, 2009; 5:23 PM ET | Comments (22)
Clergy Don't Marry Anyone
The state marries people. The clergy blesses the marrying couple.
By Martin Marty | June 10, 2009; 5:18 PM ET | Comments (5)
Is Hope Bilingual?
Every day that passes without Comprehensive Immigration Reform adds tarnish to the soul of our Nation.
By Samuel Rodriguez | June 10, 2009; 4:58 PM ET | Comments (2)
An Isolated Crime, Not a Movement
This is an isolated and ugly hate crime, and I would not want it to be representative of anything other than the small, angry and benighted man who allegedly committed it.
By David Wolpe | June 10, 2009; 4:30 PM ET | Comments (11)
Just Another Hater With A Gun
We live in a nation in which any lunatic motivated by racial, religions, political, or just plain personal hatred can buy a gun and use it.
By Susan Jacoby | June 10, 2009; 4:21 PM ET | Comments (57)
The Stupidity of Hatred
This shooting seems to have been done by an OLD man filled with hatred. I would imagine he felt like he had nothing to lose.
By Susan K. Smith | June 10, 2009; 3:58 PM ET | Comments (9)
Equal Rights for All
Gay people who have been together, who have been committed and monogamous and steady and faithful to each other, ought to be have legal rights.
By Susan K. Smith | June 10, 2009; 3:16 PM ET | Comments (6)
Gay Marriage, a Confrontation of Conflicting Values
Gay coupling is a less stable social institution than straight (male/female) coupling, but the laws should give to this institution such recognition as is commensurate with its positive contribution to society's stability and prosperity.
By Willis E. Elliott | June 10, 2009; 11:18 AM ET | Comments (24)
Respecting Freedom of -- and from -- Religion
The NH law simply puts gay couples seeking a religious wedding on the same ground as all couples who turn to a particular spiritual community to sanctify their marriage.
By Brad Hirschfield | June 10, 2009; 9:21 AM ET | Comments (6)
A Temporary Solution at Best
Roll on the day when the church leads the way in modeling respectful and reasoned argument! But I expect my beard to be considerably grayer before that happens.
By Nicholas T. Wright | June 10, 2009; 8:21 AM ET | Comments (1)
Should Clergy Act as State Agents?
This week's question begs a larger question: Should clergy function as agents of the state in officiating at weddings?
By Randall Balmer | June 10, 2009; 8:18 AM ET | Comments (4)
Traditional Marriage Is Society's Best Bet
Any "solution" that permits gay "marriage" is no solution at all. Instead, it's another effort to deconstruct--to pick apart--the very institution that is essential for upholding the social order.
By Charles "Chuck" Colson | June 9, 2009; 4:55 PM ET | Comments (25)
Exemptions Can be Good, but Devil in the Details
New Hampshire's exemptions for religious organizations, associations and societies provide some comfort to those who worry that extending marriage rights to same sex couples will necessarily harm their religious liberty.
By J. Brent Walker | June 9, 2009; 3:57 PM ET | Comments (4)
Religious Liberty and Gay Marriage: A Winning Strategy
The key to the successful legalization of gay marriage in New Hampshire was the emphasis supporters placed on protecting religious liberty.
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | June 9, 2009; 3:26 PM ET | Comments (6)
Liberty for All: New Hampshire's Gay Marriage Law
If it sets people's minds at ease, if it makes marriage equality possible, then there is no harm in including clauses that reiterate the fact that the government cannot tell clergy how to run their churches.
By Pamela K. Taylor | June 9, 2009; 12:12 PM ET | Comments (5)
Obama Reversing Christian Right's Damage to Islam
Obama offset the suspicion and belief that American foreign policy was influenced by the beliefs and designs of the Christian Right, intent upon spreading its version of God's message and rule.
By John Esposito | June 8, 2009; 1:28 PM ET | Comments (10)
Now or Later
The moment we put a price tag on intangible acts, we reduce them and minimize their significance.
By Erica Brown | June 8, 2009; 10:47 AM ET | Comments (0)
Obama's Brilliant Beginning
President Obama's speech in Cairo was brilliant. It took a necessary leap forward in rhetoric, demonstrating that when Obama said he wants a relationship based on mutual respect, he meant what he was saying. Let's hope that in the upcoming months and years, his words are backed by concrete action.
By Pamela K. Taylor | June 8, 2009; 10:40 AM ET | Comments (10)
Let A Thousand Weddings Bloom
No one in the United States has ever contemplated requiring members of the clergy to perform marriage ceremonies that violate their faith. That is just another canard of the Christian right.
By Susan Jacoby | June 7, 2009; 4:46 PM ET | Comments (102)
