Guest Voices

Archive: June 2009

Couples Counseling for India and Pakistan

Time for Pakistan and India to recognize and embrace an open approach to conflict resolution.

By Deepak Chopra and Salman Ahmad | June 29, 2009; 4:05 PM ET | Comments (5)

Complex Forces Behind the Veil

Should we protect Muslim believers from the state, or Muslim citizens from religious authorities?

By Aloysious Mowe | June 29, 2009; 8:46 AM ET | Comments (4)

Islam, Iranian Style

The so-called Islamic Republic of Iran is a disgrace to the religion it claims to enforce.

By Melody Moezzi | June 26, 2009; 2:09 PM ET | Comments (61)

The Man-Child in the Mirror

Michael Jackson said, "When I look into the face of a child...I see God." I wonder what God saw when he looked at Michael.

By Tammy Bundy | June 26, 2009; 9:06 AM ET | Comments (0)

Holocaust Comes to the ER

After the shooting, holy ground shifted from U.S. Holocaust Museum to nearby emergency room.

By Tamara Miller | June 25, 2009; 3:13 PM ET | Comments (2)

God the Father

God the Father is a loving parent, the aspect of God that sends us grace and mercy and peace.

By Valerie Elverton Dixon | June 19, 2009; 2:14 PM ET | Comments (15)

Michael Vick's Redemption, and Ours

Is ex-NFL star and ex-dog fighter Michael Vick beyond redemption? As Christians, we'd better hope not.

By Michael Bruner | June 19, 2009; 1:43 PM ET | Comments (31)

Muhammad Would Love Star Trek

Both Captain Kirk and Prophet Muhammad reformed society by limiting violence and advocating pluralism.

By Sumbul Ali-Karamali | June 18, 2009; 10:15 AM ET | Comments (65)

Von Brunn's Virtual Neighborhood

How the Internet incubated and empowered one man's hatred.

By Abraham Cooper | June 16, 2009; 12:32 PM ET | Comments (7)

Women in the Back of the Mosque

A new documentary explores the role of Muslim women in America and makes the case that "Islam is feminism."

By Seema Jilani | June 16, 2009; 9:47 AM ET | Comments (25)

West of Eden

Evolution can certainly be compatible with religious faith. Denying science is a profoundly unsound theological position.

By Peter M. J. Hess | June 16, 2009; 9:38 AM ET | Comments (143)

Domestic Terrorists Among Us

My play 'Anne and Emmitt' was scheduled to open at the U.S. Holocaust Museum the day until William von Brunn appeared with a gun.

By Janet Langhart Cohen | June 16, 2009; 2:40 AM ET | Comments (0)

Memory Stronger Than Von Brunn

For every von Brunn there are thousands who embrace the thriving and inspiring diversity of our world.

By Kelly Hartog | June 13, 2009; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (2)

Remembering What We Value

Von Brunn's attack reminds us that in a free society, we cannot permit ourselves to become morally complacent.

By Bernie Steinberg | June 13, 2009; 11:43 AM ET | Comments (2)

St. Dysmas Didn't Need a Green Card

Obama's plan to deport illegal immigrants already in jail is not what Jesus would do.

By Kathleen Blaner | June 10, 2009; 2:01 PM ET | Comments (1)

A New Vision for God's Holy Mountain

A way that Jews, Muslims and Christians can find peace in Jerusalem.

By Ohr Margalit | June 10, 2009; 11:40 AM ET | Comments (7)

Birth Control Pills, Death and Denial

Much of the literature about the birth control pill and other hormonal contraceptives is deceptive.

By Judie Brown | June 10, 2009; 8:47 AM ET | Comments (5)

Islam's Turn to Address Obama

Islamic political and religious leaders need to step up and say with one voice: 'President Obama, yes we can.'

By Osman Siddique | June 9, 2009; 9:16 AM ET | Comments (10)

The Globalization of Tolerance

Face to Faith is a new global schools project to encourage young people of different faiths to learn from each other.

By Tony Blair | June 9, 2009; 3:50 AM ET | Comments (36)

No Such Thing as a Holy War

On D-Day we remember the sacrifices made on our behalf, but we shouldn't sanctify violence.

By Valerie Elverton Dixon | June 8, 2009; 2:09 PM ET | Comments (1)

What NH Reveals About Religion and Same-Sex Marriage

Americans will support civil marriage equality, if their religious convictions are respected, protected.

By Robert P. Jones and Daniel Cox | June 5, 2009; 12:42 PM ET | Comments (34)

As Obama Knows, Religious Conflict Is Rarely About Religion

President Obama seems determined to resolve what may be the most momentous issue of our time--the tension between the "Muslim world" and the Judeo-Christian west.

By Robert Wright | June 5, 2009; 12:18 PM ET | Comments (26)

One Voice for a Two-State Solution

Before the Muslim world and the world at large, President Obama said what needed to be said without pandering or whitewashing, and without being self-righteous or patronizing.

By Darya Shaikh | June 5, 2009; 11:59 AM ET | Comments (2)

Obama's Charisma Ignites Hope in Muslim Hearts

Never has an American President spoken with such eloquence, compassion, understanding and empathy to the Muslim World.

By Muqtedar Khan | June 5, 2009; 4:45 AM ET | Comments (16)

Our Judeo-Christian-Islamic Tradition

Expanding the national vocabulary from the Judeo-Christian to Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition is overdue.

By Robert Parham | June 4, 2009; 12:34 PM ET | Comments (28)

Obama's Bid to Reverse the Clash

President Obama's speech this morning was a strong statement to Muslims around the world that America is not engaging in a irrevocable clash of civilizations.

By Akbar Ahmed | June 4, 2009; 12:22 PM ET | Comments (5)

Obama's Speech Must Change America, Too

Obama needs to figure out how to explain to ordinary Americans, many of whom currently harbor anti-Muslim sentiments, how to clearly differentiate between the mainstream Muslim majority and the zealot extremist minority.

By Moez Masoud | June 4, 2009; 12:28 AM ET | Comments (9)

Darwin's Scientific Skeptics

Real discussion of faith and evolution must include the growing number of scientists who find Darwin's theory unsatisfying.

By John G. West | June 3, 2009; 10:15 AM ET | Comments (194)

My Christian-Muslim American President

Since Election Day, my non-Muslim peers have been able to see me as an American much more easily.

By al-Husein N. Madhany | June 3, 2009; 9:03 AM ET | Comments (9)

 
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