Seriously. The folks at the Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life just did a slice 'n dice of a poll taken two weeks ago. The question was: Do you think the use of torture against suspected terrorists in order...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "I see no reason why Israel would stop the reprisals until the last Hamas member is dead and buried. Terrorism deserves no quarter, no mercy." -- "The Heathen Formerly Known as Ed" "As...
According to the web page with his story: "Peter O'Malley is a managing director with Deutsche Bank. He worked with the principals of Catholic Exchange on the "Champions of Faith: The Bases of Life" project. He currently lives with his...
Italy's interior minister, a member of an anti-immigration party, wants a moratorium on construction of new mosques. He says mosques are sometimes used to "recruit terrorists and finance the planning of attacks." But a monsignor in the Vatican says a...
Last Sunday's episode of "The Simpsons," entitled "Mypods and Boomsticks," featured a Jordanian family new to Springfield. Bart befriends the kid, Bashir, while Homer, goaded on by his drinking buddies, becomes convinced that Bashir's parents are terrorists. They aren't, and...
Religion News Service reports that in "an effort to continue interfaith cooperation and prevent backlash against Muslims," Jews and Muslims in New York City plan joint appearances to remember the Jewish victims of the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India....
OK. When Jon Stewart and John Oliver started a segment last night pegged to the horrific attacks on Mumbai, I squirmed. Jokes? Really? I should have had more confidence. It ridicules the attackers. Watch it below. Warning: A lot of...
Longtime fans of this blog know i'm always interested in theodicy as one of the hardest challenges for a particular kind of religion. The odd word describes the attempt to explain how an all-good, all-knowing, all-powerful deity allows such suffering...
From my e-box, another North Texas memorial service for the victims of the attack on Mumbai: D/FW HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY "Ekta Mandir" 1605 N Britain, Irving, TX 75061 In Association with Sanatana Dharma Foundation Cordially invites you to attend "Shanti...
The question comes up every time there's an attack by terrorists who say they're acting in the name of Islam. "If all the other Muslims are so peaceful, why don't they condemn these attacks." As I've pointed out before: They...
In Irving, a small towm in southern Illinois, public safety agencies staged an emergency preparedness drill. For the drill, a government building was designated as the "Irving mosque," and officers stormed it in an armored car to rescue "hostages" from...
Here's a story by John Hopkins of The Virginian-Pilot profiling the Rev. Donald Spitz. Depending on whom you believe, Spitz is either a courageous anti-abortion protester or a wild-eyed extremist who supports, if only indirectly, the killing of doctors who...
"In a bin Laden speech, if you take out the introduction where he blesses the Prophet, and the end where he says, 'As-salaam aleikum,' you've got Che; you've got any revolutionary. If you analyze bin Laden's rhetoric for Quranic verses,...
"For too many westerners, the face of Islam is a suicide terrorist. For too many people living in the Middle East, the face of Judaism is a West Bank settler or an Israeli soldier. And for too many people across...
"History has shown with tragic consistency that too intimate a relationship between religion and politics can do irreparable damage to both -- from the crusades of medeival times to the terrorism of modern times." --David Domke and Kevin Coe, "The...
No, this has nothing to do with the local Holy Land Foundation case. Here's the top, from the AP: PORTLAND, Ore. - The co-founder of an Islamic charity was released from jail Friday while he awaits trial on federal tax...
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