Category: News
A Time of Emergence: Riḍván 1863 and 2011
I hope the above post to serve as an introduction to the contemporary life of the Bahá’í community; an evolving, learning, and growing community; a world embracing community; a community with clea... Read More
Interpreting bin Laden on the Road to Emmaus
How do we encounter Christ in the midst of bin Laden’s death? If we celebrate the death of another, what does that say about us? It seems un Christ-like to rejoice, even if that death carries such... Read More
Did We Miss Jesus in Osama bin Laden’s Death?
This Sunday, many churchgoers heard the story of two disciples walking on the road to Emmaus, shocked by the recent crucifixion. Along their way, they meet a stranger with whom they travel and later s... Read More
Inquiry to Delta Airlines
The following is the text of a message I sent to Delta Airlines in response to the incident of two Imams being removed from a Delta flight at the behest of one of their pilots. More information abou... Read More
Celebration or Chastising? Is that our Only Option?
As I watched my Twitter Timeline grow exponentially with news of Osama Bin Laden’s death last night, I noticed the comments went from questioning the validity of the announcement to questioning the ... Read More
Bin Laden and the Holocaust
So how should I feel about the death of Osama bin Laden? The immediate euphoria that broke out late Sunday night and into Monday reminded me of the Song of the Sea, Exodus 15:1-21, when Moses, Miriam,... Read More
We Haven’t “Won” Yet
This post originally appeared on the Washington Post On Faith and the Huffington Post Religion. The attacks on the United States of America orchestrated by Osama bin Laden occurred during my first w... Read More
Justice, Osama bin Laden, and American Civil Religion
As I sat on my couch scanning Twitter and listening to the President describe the killing of Osama bin Laden, I realized that this was a high moment in American civil religion. Thanks to a couple coll... Read More