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Archbishop's Comments Distorted
But the assertion that some commentators have made that the archbishop simply proposed a separate legal system for the followers of Islam, without reference to, and apart from, the great and ancient tradition of English common law, is, intentionally or unintentionally, a distortion of what he actually said.
By Mark S. Sisk | February 15, 2008; 09:31 AM ET | Comments (17)
Jewish Identity, Past and Future
The role of a free society is to allow maximum scope for the believers to define what the core belief might be.
By Mark S. Sisk | January 10, 2008; 06:13 AM ET | Comments (4)
Knowing the Moral Vision of a Candidate
We should explore and know the moral values and religious beliefs of presidential candidates wherever they are key to their broader public moral sense and the decisions that they will make if elected.
By Mark S. Sisk | January 1, 2008; 02:24 PM ET | Comments (0)
Forgiveness and the Path to Freedom
To forgive does not mean pretending that some evil did not happen. Nor does it mean explaining away the culprit’s responsibility.
By Mark S. Sisk | November 19, 2007; 07:36 AM ET | Comments (2)
Christianity Brings Even More
I hope it is true. If it is true, it makes religious wars (past and present) all the more puzzling.
By Mark S. Sisk | October 23, 2007; 08:36 AM ET | Comments (4)
Faith and Beliefs
Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Psalm 86:10 The few words of this brief passage capture the essence of a hope for human life that I believe lies at the heart of human...
By Mark S. Sisk | August 23, 2007; 11:42 AM ET | Comments (0)
One House, Many Rooms
Those who do care are among those who most passionately want God’s message of abiding love made ever more available.
By Mark S. Sisk | July 23, 2007; 12:40 PM ET | Comments (8)
God Asks and Answers
It is by our questioning that our understandings become our own.
By Mark S. Sisk | June 19, 2007; 07:11 AM ET | Comments (116)
The Wisdom of Accepting an Apology
I want to begin by challenging the assumption that there is any equivalence between apology and repentance. That linkage may exist – but it may not. More than a few folks have been known to offer an abject apology motivated...
By Mark S. Sisk | April 30, 2007; 09:53 AM ET | Comments (4)
The Challenge of Pluralism
Islam, like many religions, does not have a long tradition of existing without the benefit of being the established religion of an area.
By Mark S. Sisk | April 23, 2007; 08:36 AM ET | Comments (11)
Senseless Tragedies
The word of promise that Christianity offers is God’s assurance that such brokenness is not life’s final word.
By Mark S. Sisk | April 18, 2007; 11:25 AM ET | Comments (37)
The Only Sensible Response
My answer to this question is in a word: NO....
By Mark S. Sisk | March 7, 2007; 12:40 PM ET | Comments (16)
I Have Changed My Mind
The contradictions between what I saw and what I had been taught troubled me deeply.
By Mark S. Sisk | March 3, 2007; 10:31 AM ET | Comments (75)
The Incarnation Makes Christians Earth-Protectors
To treat creation as an expendable resource solely for our own use, without a thought for the larger good or the future is, I believe, sinful.
By Mark S. Sisk | February 12, 2007; 07:05 AM ET | Comments (21)
Prayer is the Soul's Response To God's Movement
It is my hope that through prayer I will be equipped to see God’s presence in the world.
By Mark S. Sisk | February 3, 2007; 11:30 AM ET | Comments (21)
Religious Rhetoric is not Helpful
I believe that it is important that a candidate for president to demonstrate that he or she clearly understands and acknowledges the importance of religious freedom and the place of religion in the lives of many Americans. I would hope...
By Mark S. Sisk | January 31, 2007; 04:29 PM ET | Comments (1)
Morally Wrong to Abandon Iraq Simply To Save Ourselves
Among the gravest moral dangers of this war is the extent to which we, as a nation, have been led to embrace the tactics of our terrorist enemy.
By Mark S. Sisk | January 14, 2007; 05:32 PM ET | Comments (31)
Jesus Was God Walking Among US
God loves without respect to the differences that so painfully divide us....No one is beyond the love of God.
By Mark S. Sisk | December 22, 2006; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (18)
A Theocratic Nation Is Deeply Dangerous
Frankly, I shudder to imagine the nation that is envisioned by those who would like this country to become what its founders never intended: a nation grounded in Christian doctrine
By Mark S. Sisk | December 15, 2006; 03:30 PM ET | Comments (43)
Location, Setting Matter When Promoting Dialogue
Unless and until Christians are prepared to confess their, our, complicity in the violence that has so wounded the human community, in the name of the God that we love and serve, that community will not be able to escape the seductive vortex of violence, nor will we ever be reconciled to the God who calls us into faith.
By Mark S. Sisk | November 29, 2006; 06:28 PM ET | Comments (4)
Seeking Truth Requires Internal Courage
Serious conversation always provides the opportunity to enter into another’s world
By Mark S. Sisk | November 16, 2006; 05:30 PM ET | Comments (67)
