Guest Voices

Archive: September 9, 2007 - September 15, 2007

The Problem with Missionaries

By venturing into a country at war, the South Korean missionaries endangered themselves, others, and established dangerous precedents.

By Claude Salhani | September 14, 2007; 12:07 PM ET | Comments (60)

An Islamic Defense for Rushdie

It's wrong and un-Islamic to demand Salman Rushdie’s head for a crime for which some earlier Muslims were even more responsible.

By Khalid Zaheer | September 14, 2007; 10:09 AM ET | Comments (31)

The Rabbi Who Believed in Good

Rabbi Sherwin Wine taught that human dignity, courage and love are our most important values, not religious obedience.

By Greg M. Epstein | September 13, 2007; 9:51 AM ET | Comments (39)

The Holiest Community Ever

Was this the holiest community ever? It's a question I didn't expect to ask when I began researching Unexpected Grace: Stories of Faith, Science, and Altruism. I was in New York City interviewing Courtney Cowart, one of two dozen theologians...

By Bill Kramer | September 11, 2007; 12:47 PM ET | Comments (0)

All You Need is Love

I recently listened to "A Hard Days Night" by the Beatles and I was staggered by a revelation: rock and roll is a Catholic art form.

By Mark Gauvreau Judge | September 9, 2007; 6:49 AM ET | Comments (103)

History of the Unity Walk

Today, thousands of walkers in Washington D.C. will join national faith leaders, ambassadors, civil rights icons and over 100 partnering organizations in this completely apolitical "Gandhi style" Unity Walk broadcast worldwide from Embassy Row. Past years' speakers have included Rev....

By Kyle Poole | September 9, 2007; 1:28 AM ET | Comments (3)

 
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