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By David Batstone I write this column from the very north of Thailand, near the border of both Laos and Myanmar. Here Not For Sale underwrites a children's center to provide sanctuary for hundreds of kids freed from slavery and exploitation. A Thai police officer delivered this week to our center three 15-year-old girls that had escaped their trafficker. They reported that twelve more teenage girls, with whom they had been transported from China, remained...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Batstone 2011-03-12T17:06:02Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-12:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/a_british_lesson_in_combatting_extremism.html

By H.A. Hellyer Learning lessons is always hard - especially when you're in a higher position of power than everyone else. Paradoxically, its usually those in power that are in need of learning from the lessons of the past, more than anyone else - because if they repeat those mistakes, it creates far more impact than if anyone else does. You can learn lessons from your friends, or from those you perceive as your enemies....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

H.A. Hellyer 2011-03-12T16:30:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-12:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/christian-muslim_clash_we_must_built_a_sectaraian-free_egypt.html

By Ali Gomaa Grand Mufti of Egypt A Christian cleric clasps hands with a Muslim sheikh during a rally to demonstrate the unity between Muslims and Christians at Tahrir Square in Cairo March 11, 2011. The rally is taking place after recent sectarian clashes that killed thirteen people. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany All Egyptians - Christian and Muslim - have a fundamental right to live in safety. Acts of sectarian violence are an affront to the...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Elizabeth Tenety 2011-03-10T18:04:00Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-10:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/peter_kings_muslim_hearings_more_questions_than_answers.html

By Hussein Rashid Approximately half-way through the King hearings today, I am struck by how nebulous the purpose of the hearings are. I am unclear as to why Rep. King has called them, and what goals they will serve. The congressional panel spoke to the confused nature, with Rep. Keith Ellison pointing out that the very name of the hearings, "The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and That Community's Response," which presupposes...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Hussein Rashid 2011-03-10T20:08:22Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-10:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/lee_baca_testimony_at_peter_kings_muslim_hearings.html

LEE BACA SHERIFF - LOS ANGELES COUNTY MARCH 10, 2011 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY These are the prepared remarks of Lee Baca. This page will be updated once a live transcript becomes available. I appreciate the opportunity to add to a discussion on an important topic that affects all of our communities. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has long been a leader in the development of relationships with the various ethnic, cultural and...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Lee Baca 2011-03-10T13:27:09Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-08:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/congressman_king_creating_a_religious_enemy.html

By Rep. Michael Honda A photo of five year old Michael Honda immediately following his family's release from internment. Image via the office of Rep. Honda. Who would have thought that my early childhood experience in a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II would offer such useful insight, sixty-five years later, in determining the direction America is headed? In reflecting on Thursday's hearings on Muslim Americans, planned by Congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.), I feel...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Rep. Michael Honda 2011-03-08T22:11:18Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-08:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/peter_kings_muslim_hearings_trust_is_the_key_to_our_shared_security.html

People attend the "Today, I Am A Muslim, Too" rally in New York City March 6, 2011. The rally was held in response to the upcoming Congressional hearings led by Peter King (R-LI) to protest the targeting of American Muslims and Arabs. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi By Ingrid Mattson I am in no position to determine Rep. Peter King's motives for his hearings on "the extent of the radicalization of American Muslims." Is Rep. King approaching...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Ingrid Mattson 2011-03-08T17:33:51Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-08:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/in_defense_of_peter_kings_muslim_hearings.html

By Asra Nomani Credit: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post When I heard that Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) was going to hold hearings on the issue of radicalization inside our American Muslim community, I thought: It's about time. As those hearings begin on Thursday, all of us need to grab a front row seat. This is a discussion we desperately need to have as a nation because for far too long we have lived in a culture...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Asra Nomani 2011-03-06T03:59:40Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-04:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/why_cant_we_just_let_jesus_be_jesus.html

By Martha Woodroof Why can't we just let Jesus be Jesus? I'm not close to being a Christian, but I am a person of faith who is quite the Jesus fan. Why? Because this guy, more than anyone I've ever known or heard of, fearlessly lived his relationship with God, the great Whatever. That relationship was his joy and satisfaction; wherever it took him was where he went. He didn't prevaricate or rationalize or temporize...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Martha Woodroof 2011-03-04T19:54:03Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-04:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/why_im_rooting_for_byu.html

By Kathy Orton I'm rooting for BYU, and not just because I think Jimmer Fredette is one of the most exciting players to watch in college basketball today. The reason I'm throwing my support behind the Cougars is because the school recently did something few colleges and universities are willing to do these days: It stood by its beliefs. BYU dismissed Brandon Davies from the men's basketball team, even though the sophomore center leads the...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

By Kathy Orton 2011-03-04T17:58:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-04:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/why_arent_faith_leaders_top_advocates_for_birth_control.html

Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin (then pregnant with their son Tripp) at the 2008 Republican National Convention. (Rick Wilking/Reuters) In a country that is supposedly deeply concerned about jobs and the economy, to say nothing about the Middle East and Afghanistan, note that last week was devoted to the abortion wars.  Although the argument had a somewhat new twist --  major sums of money involved -- little new ground was broken.    Which raises the...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Sarah S. Brown 2011-03-04T17:59:09Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-03:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/by_rev_richard_cizik_and.html

By Rev. Richard Cizik and Rev. Debra W. Haffner They say that politics makes strange bedfellows, and perhaps they are right. Today, we are together in speaking out against the suffering that will be caused to low-income families if the House of Representatives' proposed cuts to basic health services are allowed to stand. Richard is the co-founder and president of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good , a partnership of progressive evangelical organizations....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Rev. Richard Cizik and Rev. Debra W. Haffner 2011-03-01T21:26:35Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-01:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/activist_many_maryland_catholics_support_same-sex_marriage_extending_legal_protections_to_all_famili.html

By Francis DeBernardo Faithful Catholics who follow the debate on same-sex marriage have grown accustomed to our bishops making embarrassing and insensitive statements, and Monday's missive from the three bishops who exercise jurisdiction in the state of Maryland was no exception. The trio advance hoary and discredited arguments steeped in ignorance....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Francis DeBernardo 2011-03-01T23:07:13Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-01:/onfaith/guestvoices/2011/03/evangelicals_take_to_twitter_to_debate_the_doctrine_of_hell.html

By Rachel Held Evans Rob Bell didn't win an Oscar on Sunday, but his name trended alongside the likes of James Franco, Colin Firth, Natalie Portman and Christian Bale after rumors about the evangelical pastor's new book on heaven and hell spread across the blogosphere. The book entitled "Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived" won't hit shelves until March 29, but that didn't stop a...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Rachel Held Evans