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Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey is a major media event.The backdrop is the question of how Muslims will respond to the Pope's message.The more pressing questions will remain long after the Pope has returned to the Vatican.
I want to know how candidates for high office will incorporate their deepest beliefs and principles in their public leadership. Nevertheless, that is not likely when politics is reduced to soundbites.
Is Mormonism now a part of the American mainstream? That question raises a host of issues -- including the question of what constitutes the "mainstream" now anyway?
Churches and denominations that invite or allow their standards to be openly violated institutionalize hypocrisy. This usually indicates that the church lacks both the courage to change the standards and the conviction to enforce them.
What Islam Really Says About Violence, Rights and Other Religions
Gomaa, Fadlallah, Mubarak, Khan, Siddiqi, Ellison, others | On Faith
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