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Archive: December 7, 2008 - December 13, 2008
Iran To Get Nukes and Ancient Wisdom Addressing That Reality
In fact, it is actually a little dangerous to pretend that anything short of a massive military intervention will keep the Iranians from getting the nukes that the mullahs do deeply desire. Should we go to war over their getting nukes? I hope not.
By Brad Hirschfield | December 12, 2008; 2:21 PM ET | Comments (20)
Profanity and [Expletive Deleted] Power
Governor Blagojevich's profanity is jarring, but it is his alleged blatant attempt to sell a seat in the U.S. Senate that is truly shocking and deeply profane.
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | December 11, 2008; 5:33 PM ET | Comments (7)
Gay Rights: Religious Justification And Condemnation Equally Irrelevant
Faith-based arguments on behalf of gay marriage actually give aid and comfort to the sort of right-wing religious groups that threw volunteers and huge amounts of money into the California battle over Proposition 8, because they legitimize the idea that religious belief is a proper test for determining legal rights.
By Susan Jacoby | December 11, 2008; 2:02 PM ET | Comments (235)
There is No Gay Marriage in the Bible
When Jesus talked about marriage and quoted from Genesis 2:24 it is hard to conclude that he was talking about anything other than one man and one woman.
By Leith Anderson | December 11, 2008; 1:23 PM ET | Comments (84)
The Religious Case For and Against Gay Marriage
Everyone simply brings their religious views and their scriptural passages to prove, legitimate, and affirm their already held political and psychological positions. This is religion as apologetics and proof texting.
By Irwin Kula | December 11, 2008; 12:54 PM ET | Comments (32)
In Defense of Sonal Shah
To link Sonal Shah to the activities of the Hindu nationalist right is offensive and inaccurate.
By Eboo Patel | December 11, 2008; 9:51 AM ET | Comments (133)
Bible Is Inclusive But Insistent
Nowhere in the Bible is homosexual activity praised or advocated. The only mentions of it condemn the practice. On the other hand, the Bible has plenty to say about the marriage of one man to one woman.
By Charles "Chuck" Colson | December 10, 2008; 11:00 PM ET | Comments (29)
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: External Violence, Internal Turmoil
Today's guest bloggers are Joshua Stanton and Mirah Curzer. Joshua is a first-year rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College. He is also founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue™ and a 2007 - 2008 Fellow of the Interfaith Youth...
By Eboo Patel | December 10, 2008; 12:29 PM ET | Comments (2)
No, and Newsweek Should Know Better
Newsweek offers a revisionist argument for the acceptance of same-sex marriage. But it is not a thin extreme of fundamentalist Christians who stand opposed to same-sex marriage -- it is the vast majority of Christian churches and denominations worldwide.
By R. Albert Mohler Jr. | December 9, 2008; 2:13 PM ET | Comments (158)
Yes, If You Believe in a Loving, Inclusive God
The drama and pathos that has erupted over gay marriage is not because the Bible endorses heterosexual relationships as the norm. It has erupted because there has been a veil of "nastiness" attendant to sexuality, whether straight or gay.
By Susan K. Smith | December 9, 2008; 1:56 PM ET | Comments (38)
How About the Human Case?
Can a religious case be made for gay marriage? Well--and here's the key thing--yes, if you judge by the fact that there are clergy very willing to marry gay couples.
By Gustav Niebuhr | December 9, 2008; 12:41 PM ET | Comments (7)
We Must Separate From Heresy
Those Episcopalians (and Anglicans) who still worship God and His Word are following Scripture when they come out from among them and separate themselves from heresy.
By Cal Thomas | December 9, 2008; 12:25 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Real Issue is Violence, Not Sex
Let us debate about sex and marriage rather than war and violence. Let us concentrate on the bed-room rather than the war-room. Let us liberals get trapped--as always--on the right side of the wrong question. Does that distraction happen just by chance?
By John Dominic Crossan | December 9, 2008; 12:24 PM ET | Comments (28)
Gay Unions, YES; Gay Marriage, NO
Gay unions should have equal rights, but these should not be confused with equal benefits or with equal dignity.
By Willis E. Elliott | December 9, 2008; 1:44 AM ET | Comments (9)
Stealing Eid
Eboo Patel | The terrorists of Mumbai stole many things - lives, property, tranquility. Add the Hajj and Eid to the list.
» Kamran Pasha: Hollywood Goes to Mecca
By Eboo Patel | December 8, 2008; 10:17 AM ET | Comments (235)
One President Can't Change the World
Unfortunately, the most important part of the battle against extremism -- fostering a culture that frowns on bigotry, intolerance, and narrow-mindedness -- is something President-elect Obama has little control over, except in our own country.
By Pamela K. Taylor | December 8, 2008; 6:33 AM ET | Comments (10)
Call on Religious Leaders to Advise
The President-elect, along with his foreign policy advisers, needs to clearly understand that many of the world's conflicts are fueled by systematically flawed religious ideologies which are either obvious or subtle.
By John Bryson Chane | December 8, 2008; 5:41 AM ET | Comments (2)
It's About Time: A President With a Subtle Turn of Mind
As far as I can see, Obama doesn't do what some neoconservatives do: happily appropriate a darling of "liberal" Christians to their own, often militaristic, course.
By William Tully | December 8, 2008; 5:07 AM ET | Comments (3)
Conflict in Hebron, Painful but Necessary
No country can fight against the religious fanaticism which undermines the rule of law in other nations, if it fails to so in its own.
By Brad Hirschfield | December 8, 2008; 4:30 AM ET | Comments (2)
Politics and Religious Fundamentalism
I don't think a religious problem can be solved by politicians or by enacting laws.
By Arun Gandhi | December 7, 2008; 4:26 AM ET | Comments (3)
