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Egypt's sad elections
The prospects for political change in Egypt will remain slim absent more efforts at promoting dialogue within and between the emerging generation of Islamist and secular leaders.
By Daniel Brumberg | December 9, 2010; 01:44 PM ET | Comments (0)
The limits to Obama's Muslim outreach
When prominent Indonesian liberals responded to Obama's rousing words by highlighting the plight of the Palestinians rather than discussing the broader challenges of US-Muslim world engagement, they signaled that without Palestinian-Israeli peace, they can do little to galvanize domestic support for any new beginning with Washington.
By By Daniel Brumberg | November 15, 2010; 12:45 PM ET | Comments (4)
Pew's preposterous pop quiz
You know the survey by now. It's the one your atheist Facebook friend linked you to with a note of triumph. That's because those in the category "Atheist/Agnostic" graded out as the most religiously literate of those tested. I don't think Pew gets atheists.
By Jacques Berlinerblau | October 23, 2010; 11:34 AM ET | Comments (16)
What does Obama want?
Administration must make clear to Arab leaders that the state is a 'vital and serious problem' of autocracy.
By Daniel Brumberg | July 7, 2010; 03:12 PM ET | Comments (0)
Setting diplomatic traps
Why regional powers like Turkey will continue to stick a finger in Washington's face.
By Daniel Brumberg | June 7, 2010; 02:43 PM ET | Comments (6)
Jesus in Arizona
How would immigration police respond to a savior with a Hispanic name?
By Thomas J. Reese | June 2, 2010; 03:58 PM ET | Comments (17)
Faith in God, not the market
Catholic tradition recognizes the market is not God and government has a role in moderating its negative effects.
By Thomas J. Reese | May 20, 2010; 12:57 PM ET | Comments (6)
Vatican questions nuclear deterrence
The conditions that allowed the Catholic Church to tolerate nuclear deterrence no longer apply.
By Thomas J. Reese | May 12, 2010; 01:04 PM ET | Comments (10)
Papal fallibility
Legion of Christ case exposes Vatican's flaws and failures of John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
By Thomas J. Reese | May 3, 2010; 04:18 PM ET | Comments (40)
What matters in clerical abuse
Eight relevant questions the church hierarchy and the news media should be asking about each abuse case.
By Thomas J. Reese | April 14, 2010; 09:06 PM ET | Comments (25)
Israel: Obama's next moment?
Obama went to Egypt to pursue Muslim World Engagement. Now he should go to Israel to pursue Jewish World Engagement.
By Daniel Brumberg | March 25, 2010; 01:36 PM ET | Comments (11)
What should bishops say now?
Passage of the Senate health care was a major defeat for U.S. Catholic bishops. How should the bishops respond?
By Thomas J. Reese | March 22, 2010; 01:56 PM ET | Comments (63)
Naïve sisters or paranoid bishops?
Neither sisters nor bishops have any special charism when it comes to interpreting legislative language.
By Thomas J. Reese | March 18, 2010; 08:41 PM ET | Comments (4)
Analytical warfare in Tehran and Washington
Who's right about U.S. policy in Iran? The No Appeasement Group or the Talk Already Group?
By Daniel Brumbeg | February 26, 2010; 04:38 PM ET | Comments (0)
Dawn of a new republic in Iran?
On Feb. 11, democratic opposition leaders will try to discredit, isolate and shame regime's hardliners.
By Daniel Brumberg | February 9, 2010; 12:53 PM ET | Comments (1)
Faith, values and the World Economic Forum
World religious leaders call for an end to narrow economic self-interest and for greater emphasis on values.
By Thomas Banchoff | January 18, 2010; 10:48 AM ET | Comments (1)
Defying Middle East autocrats
Ways to mitigate the sectarian, ideological and religious strife that autocrats count on to sustain a clenched fist.
By Daniel Brumberg | January 13, 2010; 04:19 PM ET | Comments (0)
The struggle for Obama's soul
The choices Obama makes will surprise those who appear so sure that this president has embraced their truths.
By Daniel Brumberg | December 19, 2009; 11:30 AM ET | Comments (3)
The scandal of gloomy Christians
Why are Christians so gloomy when our faith in the resurrection is a belief that justice and love will triumph?
By Thomas J. Reese | December 14, 2009; 02:14 PM ET | Comments (24)
A long exit from Afghanistan
Afghanistan's majority Pashtun population have the capacity and motivation to resist the central government.
By Daniel Brumberg | December 4, 2009; 10:06 AM ET | Comments (11)
Darwin, God, and the drama of life
Biological evolution is part of an immense cosmic journey into the incomprehensible mystery of God.
By John F. Haught | November 30, 2009; 03:51 PM ET | Comments (24)
Catholic Charities, gays and DC's poor
The city has a right to set conditions on agencies that receive public money. The church has a right to say, "No, thanks."
By Thomas J. Reese | November 13, 2009; 01:06 PM ET | Comments (80)
Adrift in Cairo: Is U.S. watching?
Egypt is adrift, but a new generation has a fresh vision that transcends old ideological, social and religious divides.
By Daniel Brumberg | November 12, 2009; 06:03 PM ET | Comments (44)
Fort Hood: A crime or act of war?
After Fort Hood, the question again rises: How can we tell when people are truly motivated by religion to act in specific ways?
By Ariel Glucklich | November 12, 2009; 02:08 AM ET | Comments (0)
Beyond abortion to universal care
With the abortion issue dealt with, Catholic bishops can now speak strongly in support of universal health care.
By Thomas J. Reese | November 10, 2009; 08:13 AM ET | Comments (18)
"Love the alien as yourself"
The immigration debate says as much about us as a country and a people of faith as it does about the immigrants.
By Thomas J. Reese | November 4, 2009; 11:52 AM ET | Comments (65)
Vatican welcoming only the right?
The right side of the Vatican's new "big tent" has a "Welcome" sign, but the left side has an "Exit Only" sign.
By Thomas J. Reese | October 27, 2009; 11:53 AM ET | Comments (14)
Taking the long view in Afghanistan
Security problems Afghanistan poses for itself, the region, and the world will always resist one-dimensional solutions.
By Daniel Brumberg | October 21, 2009; 03:18 PM ET | Comments (18)
Pope's Anglican welcome could revolutionize the Church
The Vatican's opening for Anglicans may provide the Catholic Church a steady supply of married priests.
By Thomas J. Reese | October 20, 2009; 11:56 PM ET | Comments (57)
Catholic Bishops' Advice on Afghanistan
Bishops encourage Obama to shift US. involvement from military to diplomacy and development.
By Thomas J. Reese | October 15, 2009; 11:01 AM ET | Comments (6)
How to Help The Iranian People
Only by denying regime legitimacy can opposition hope to compel Iran's rulers to retreat from drive for absolute power.
By Daniel Brumberg | October 8, 2009; 02:54 AM ET | Comments (4)
3.1 Million Potential Orphans
This is a policy that should outrage conservatives: "Big Government Takes Parents from Children and Makes Them Wards of the State."
By Thomas J. Reese | October 7, 2009; 11:23 AM ET | Comments (6)
Father Polanski Would Go to Jail
The Church was rightly scrutinized when 4 percent of its priests were involved in abuse. What about the film industry?
By Thomas J. Reese | September 28, 2009; 05:33 AM ET | Comments (46)
Energy Taxes and Regulations
Two ways to reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions: Taxes and regulations. Neither is evil.
By Thomas J. Reese | September 22, 2009; 04:55 AM ET | Comments (17)
The Green Pope
Pope Benedict calls for "a worldwide redistribution of energy resources." Socialism or Christianity?
By Thomas J. Reese | September 15, 2009; 04:39 PM ET | Comments (48)
Engaging the World Anew
The recent course of the Obama administration's diplomacy amply demonstrates that strategic engagement is worth pursuing.
By Daniel Brumberg | September 11, 2009; 01:28 PM ET | Comments (3)
Iraq the Sequel: Now Playing in Afghanistan
Post-election confusion could lead to violence. As in Iraq, U.S. cannot stay and cannot go.
By Daniel Brumberg | August 24, 2009; 05:23 PM ET | Comments (8)
Islamists and the Future of Democracy in the Arab World
The threat of global terrorism has provided a convenient excuse for Muslim autocrats and some Western policymakers to backslide or retreat from the promotion of democratization.
By John Esposito | August 23, 2009; 01:12 PM ET | Comments (0)
God Wants More for Us
The recession is not simply the result of economic mismanagement. At heart, it is the result of a moral failure, our failure as consumers and a country to live within our means.
By Thomas J. Reese | August 5, 2009; 01:22 PM ET | Comments (6)
Depressing Health Care Debate
Watching Washington debate health care reform is depressing. The problem is voters prefer lies to truth.
By Thomas J. Reese | July 28, 2009; 02:33 PM ET | Comments (11)
Cleric's Defiance a Breach of Faith?
After Rafsanjani's defiant sermon, Iran's political family is now irrevocably divided. Which clerics are in control?
By Daniel Brumberg | July 25, 2009; 12:49 PM ET | Comments (1)
Obama and Pope Have Cordial Meeting
A Vatican spokesman said the pope was "very impressed" by Obama who was "attentive and ready to listen."
By Thomas J. Reese | July 10, 2009; 02:53 PM ET | Comments (0)
Pope Benedict on Economic Justice
Benedict calls for a radical rethinking of economics guided not by profits but by "an ethics which is people-centered."
By Thomas J. Reese | July 7, 2009; 01:14 AM ET | Comments (60)
Obama and Benedict
When the president and the pope meet later this month, they will have much to talk about and agree on.
By Thomas J. Reese | July 2, 2009; 05:19 PM ET | Comments (1)
Pope's Delayed Message on Greed
Conservatives will be shocked by Benedict's skepticism toward unbridled capitalism based on greed.
By Thomas J. Reese | June 23, 2009; 09:06 AM ET | Comments (40)
Las Nuevas Caras del Catolicismo Americano
Obama taps Hispanic Catholic community for two important nominations this week: Sonia Sotomayor and Miguel Diaz.
By Thomas J. Reese | May 27, 2009; 11:19 PM ET | Comments (53)
The Gift of Celibacy
Any vows - whether those of a priest or of a married couple - are profound acts of faith, hope, and love.
By Kevin O'Brien | May 15, 2009; 12:43 AM ET | Comments (17)
Consciences in Conflict
New rules must respect the right of conscience of health care workers and the rights of the rape victim.
By Thomas J. Reese | May 12, 2009; 04:34 PM ET | Comments (13)
Memo to Bishops: Most Catholics Aren't Listening
Part of the problem is that the bishops stopped listening and teaching and started ordering and condemning.
By Thomas J. Reese | May 5, 2009; 04:44 PM ET | Comments (132)
"Authentic Common Ground on Abortion"
Despite their total opposition to abortion, Catholic bishops support an abortion reduction bill sponsored by Democrats for Life.
By Thomas J. Reese | April 28, 2009; 03:41 PM ET | Comments (45)
Taliban's Coercion Betrays Qur'an
The Taliban resort to violence and coercion because the Qur'an makes no mention of an Islamic state.
By Aloysious Mowe | April 23, 2009; 09:12 AM ET | Comments (124)
A Pro-Choice Ambassador to the Vatican?
Claims that the Vatican has rejected Obama's ambassador are bogus. He does not have to send a pro-life Catholic to the Holy See.
By Thomas J. Reese | April 20, 2009; 04:58 PM ET | Comments (12)
Prof. Obama Comes to Georgetown
Crowds ignore conservative Catholic critics, swarm Georgetown University to hear Obama speak.
By Thomas J. Reese | April 14, 2009; 06:18 PM ET | Comments (10)
A Practical Coalition for Afghanistan
The US will be in Afghanistan for the long haul, even as our Europeans friends are looking to get out.
By Daniel Brumberg | April 6, 2009; 11:45 AM ET | Comments (0)
Georgetown/On Faith Bloggers
Jacques Berlinerblau, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Jewish Civilization Georgetown University, and director of the Program for Jewish Civilization at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is author of four books, including "Heresy in the University:...
By David Waters | April 16, 2008; 01:22 PM ET | Comments (0)
