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Archive: June 21, 2009 - June 27, 2009
Faithful Fellowship on C Street
There is nothing to hide and much to admire in the spiritual haven Sanford, Ensign and other Members of Congress use in DC.
By Cal Thomas | June 26, 2009; 4:56 PM ET | Comments (28)
Burqua--A Symbol of Subjugation
I am inclined to agree with President Sarkozy that a hijab is a symbol of subjugation and slavery.
By Arun Gandhi | June 26, 2009; 4:19 PM ET | Comments (2)
Higher Priority of Religious Freedom
Let us take every opportunity to uphold religious liberty in democratic America, secular Europe, Communist China, Muslim Asia, changing Africa, Christian Latin America and everywhere else.
By Leith Anderson | June 26, 2009; 12:39 PM ET | Comments (0)
Michael Jackson in Black and White
The promise of the younger Jackson, his grace, charm and astonishing talent are juxtaposed, in his changing face, with the melting and morphing of his promise and his identity into something that, in the end, becomes impossible to define or even understand. But tears seem appropriate.
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | June 26, 2009; 10:08 AM ET | Comments (25)
Our Muslim Allies
Nearly eight years after 9/11, Americans have discovered Muslims they see as allies, not enemies.
By Gustav Niebuhr | June 26, 2009; 9:57 AM ET | Comments (29)
The Burqa in France: Freedom For Whom?
Not surprisingly, since it has played so huge a part in the histories of both France and the United States, FREEDOM is the civic value motivating both Presidents.
By Willis E. Elliott | June 25, 2009; 10:50 PM ET | Comments (3)
Hijab Today, Yarmulkes and Crosses Tomorrow
Burqa or hijab today, yarmulkes or cross necklaces tomorrow - perhaps even the CTR (Choose the Right) rings that many Mormon kids wear. This is the classic slippery slope that ultimately would justify the forced removal of all symbols of religious expression from schools.
By Michael Otterson | June 25, 2009; 4:41 PM ET | Comments (5)
Burqas, Bikinis and Debasing Women
Ah, the burqa. Amazing how a small piece of cloth can create such strong feelings and entangle so many issues!
By Pamela K. Taylor | June 25, 2009; 4:12 PM ET | Comments (103)
State Neutrality vs. State Hostility
Church-state separation can result in a separation that is more antagonistic to religion. Although the institutions of church and state are separate, the state is not neutral toward religion but, in many cases, hostile to it.
By J. Brent Walker | June 25, 2009; 3:21 PM ET | Comments (1)
Respect Expressions of Faith
People should be able to wear clothing that reflects their belief system.
By Charles "Chuck" Colson | June 25, 2009; 2:59 PM ET | Comments (7)
Freedom is Never Out of Fashion
There is an important difference between women who choose to wear the hijab or the niqab in countries that give women the freedom to dress however they please and between those women who live in countries that give them no choice in the matter.
By Hadia Mubarak | June 25, 2009; 2:50 PM ET | Comments (27)
Mockery
People of moralistic faith such as Mark Sanford and John Ensign make a mockery of their purported beliefs.
By Sally Quinn | June 25, 2009; 2:13 PM ET | Comments (32)
Mini Skirts, Yes. Burqas, No?
If God is neutral toward the mini skirt, he is neutral toward the burqa and chador, or the wig and head covering of orthodox Jewish women.
By Deepak Chopra | June 25, 2009; 2:05 PM ET | Comments (25)
A Modest Proposal
Imagine what would happen if a top fashion model walked down the runway in a Hermes-designed burqa, or if Muslim women could vie for the latest French designs of their hijab?
By Feisal Abdul Rauf | June 25, 2009; 1:04 PM ET | Comments (27)
Random Kindness
Random acts of disaster must spur us to do random acts of redemption, small deeds of kindness that help us lift up the heavens when the tracks beneath us fail to carry us on our way.
By Erica Brown | June 25, 2009; 12:36 PM ET | Comments (0)
Free to Wear?
It's really beyond me how any leader of any free society could mandate what people do and do not wear. You cannot force cultural change onto religious belief.
By Matt Maher | June 25, 2009; 11:19 AM ET | Comments (5)
Burqa Battle Is Over Competing Visions of Religion in Public Square
The American vision is of a pluralistic democracy where all religions are equal in the public square. The French vision is one of a secular society, a society that dictates to religion.
By Robert Parham | June 25, 2009; 10:59 AM ET | Comments (3)
Secularism's Attempt to Veil Religion
Sarkozy's position on the burqa is the classic secularist French one; not much to do with evaluation of the burqa, mostly to do with secularism's desire to push religion off the map.
By Nicholas T. Wright | June 25, 2009; 10:41 AM ET | Comments (5)
The Veil in Context
If Western civil societies seek to affirm religious liberty and self-expression, there can be a place for the veil for those Muslim women who feel religiously or personally inclined to wear it.
By Mathew N. Schmalz | June 25, 2009; 10:41 AM ET | Comments (1)
Veils Deplorable but Permitted
One's faith should shine in one's face, not force one to hide it.
By David Wolpe | June 25, 2009; 10:16 AM ET | Comments (3)
Slavery Apology Should Lead to Penance, Restitution
The U.S. Senate resolution apologizing for slavery is a belated half-step. The question, really, is how the nation can repair its very soul.
By Gardner Calvin Taylor | June 24, 2009; 11:00 PM ET | Comments (7)
Non! Don't Ban the Burqa in the U.S.
The burqa is as welcome in America as much as is my cross or my clerical collar. The only people who should decided whether to wear the burqa or not are Muslim women. Stay out of it, Sarkozy. Liberté, Egalité, Sororité!
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | June 24, 2009; 6:28 PM ET | Comments (26)
Fashion, Freedom and Coercion
To me the essential issue regarding Muslim attire for women is one of coercion, not religious practice. But I'm reluctant to impose religious restrictions on people whose definition of freedom might be different from mine.
By Herb Silverman | June 24, 2009; 5:50 PM ET | Comments (6)
A Woman's Right to Choose Her Clothing
From the outside, all religious garb can appear eccentric - and deciding which religions are the worst offenders is not a game in which a democratic government should engage.
By Lisa Miller | June 24, 2009; 3:53 PM ET | Comments (13)
Burqas Can Liberate or Debase
Burqas are most certainly a public matter and the public, be it in France, the United States or anywhere else in the world is best served when its members are allowed the greatest degree of religious freedom.
By Brad Hirschfield | June 24, 2009; 3:50 PM ET | Comments (3)
Sarkozy Out of Line
Sarkozy is out of line. He has imposed the will of government on a religion.
By Susan K. Smith | June 24, 2009; 3:15 PM ET | Comments (6)
Obama: What Would Michelle, Sasha and Malia Say?
This is a rare case of tone-deafness on President Obama's part. He has no more business criticizing the French for following their secular view of what religious symbolism should be permitted in public.
By Susan Jacoby | June 24, 2009; 2:25 PM ET | Comments (18)
New Voice for Evangelicals
Galen Carey of World Relief will be the new director of NAE's Office of Government Affairs.
By Leith Anderson | June 24, 2009; 11:30 AM ET | Comments (7)
Gay Marriage, Religious Sensitivities and Civil Rights
In 25 years we will be embarrassed that we had to jump through these hoops to bring justice to our world for gay and lesbian couples.
By John Shelby Spong | June 24, 2009; 10:34 AM ET | Comments (3)
Repentance Is Healthy
It is always healthy when people repent for their sins as the Senate did on the issue of slavery.
By Charles "Chuck" Colson | June 23, 2009; 2:59 PM ET | Comments (4)
Collective Guilt and Forgiveness
A lesson on sin, slavery, apology and forgiveness from the Garden of Eden.
By Richard Mouw | June 23, 2009; 1:21 PM ET | Comments (5)
Institutional Apologies Fall Short
Call me a cynic, but I think institutional apologies to those who have been dead for centuries are calculated to restore the reputation of the institution rather than the reputation of the long departed abused.
By Herb Silverman | June 23, 2009; 12:27 PM ET | Comments (1)
Rick Warren's Islamic Overture
American evangelicals like Rick Warren seek the common good with American Muslims because it is the right thing to do.
By Robert Parham | June 22, 2009; 3:04 PM ET | Comments (50)
Cheap Grace in Senate's Apology for Slavery
After two-and-a-half centuries of slavery and racial segregation, some actual consequences might be in order.
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | June 22, 2009; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (7)
