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Banning Religious Symbols: A Threat to European Values
As part of its campaigning, the party gave away computer games in which the player shoots at mosques, minarets and muezzin. Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin’s book “Germany is doing away... Read More
What place do people of faith have at Occupy Everywhere?
News agencies were already slow to cover the movement in New York, so it is no surprise that reporting on the involvement of religious people at Occupy Together took even longer. But the wait was wort... Read More
The Preacher, The Prophet, and King: The Prophetic Voices of Religious Community Leaders by Drew Stockstill
What’s the role of the preacher in a community; in this community? I always ask myself that question as I begin the process of preparing to preach the word. What is the preaching event all about... Read More
Vocation and Failure: How Bachmann, Cain, Perry, and Santorum Can All Be ‘Called’ to Run
According to their own testimony, God has called Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, and Rick Santorum to run for President. God has even, reportedly, called Mike Huckabee to keep his cushy med... Read More
When you strike down the shepherd
This Monday, Italian priest Rev. Fausto “Pops” Tentorio was shot dead on the Southern Philippine island of Mindanao. According to the Washington Post, he had been serving indigenous people in Mind... Read More
What’s a Human Life Worth?
I tend not to comment in print about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. No matter what I might say, it will invariably alienate some as being too sympathetic to Palestinians and others as being too pro... Read More
Fighting Wage Theft: A Capitalist Argument for Public Shaming
I recently took part in a series of public demonstrations organized by the Workers’ Dignity Project, which is a branch of the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) concerned w... Read More
How do you see the world? Black, White, or Beautiful?
The modern world is complex, challenging, and at times, a seemingly downright cold place. It is as if we are just a single droplet amongst a torrential downpour, unsure of where we’ll land or if our... Read More
Indian Bishops Urge Larger Families, Will the Vatican Respond?
Last week the press picked up a story about a move by an Indian Catholic bishops’ council to promote larger families. The story is both too intriguing not to generate a response and too vague to... Read More