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Tag: Extremism

The Only Terrorist in Israel

The Only Terrorist in Israel

Posted on August 3, 2015August 2, 2015 by Wilfredo Amr Ruiz
The only terrorist in Israel is one of Arab descent. At least, that is how it is portrayed by the media and dominant ideologues to the impressionable public either in a willful or extremely irresponsi... Read More
We Need to Talk About Islam

We Need to Talk About Islam

Posted on September 20, 2012September 20, 2012 by Ted Dedon
Given the recent attacks on American, British, and German embassies by Muslim extremists we are confronted by a serious claim. By reflecting on a Redditor's post about Islam in the midst of a supposed... Read More
Evil Rising From Where We Tried to Bury It

Evil Rising From Where We Tried to Bury It

Posted on September 3, 2012April 2, 2014 by Ted Dedon
In 1945, as Allied forces were closing in on him, Adolf Hitler took his own life. His death seemed to symbolize the end of the Nazi Empire. In recent times, there appears to be a Rise of the Evil Hi... Read More
Interreligious Dialogue and 9/11? Fanaticism is Not Religion.

Interreligious Dialogue and 9/11? Fanaticism is Not Religion.

Posted on September 7, 2011September 7, 2011 by Paul Joseph Greene
As we hurry forward toward the tenth anniversary of 9/11/2001, all sorts of discussions are popping up, and many of them have an interfaith perspective.  I am a huge fan and proponent of, and partici... Read More
Did Religious Extremism Kill Vittorio Arrigoni?

Did Religious Extremism Kill Vittorio Arrigoni?

Posted on April 23, 2011April 22, 2011 by Karen Leslie Hernandez
Last week, human rights activist Vittorio Arrigoni was murdered in Gaza. Found strangled in an abandoned home, Vittorio was an outspoken humanitarian and peacemaker since arriving in Gaza in 2009 on ... Read More
Who Are We At War With Anyway?

Who Are We At War With Anyway?

Posted on December 15, 2010December 15, 2010 by Karen Leslie Hernandez
I lived in a small New England town called Sudbury in Massachusetts for years. About three weeks ago, Sudbury lost one of their own to the “war on terror.”  Army 1st Lieutenant Scott Milley who w... Read More
I’m Wondering If I Might Sit and Listen To You For a While…?

I’m Wondering If I Might Sit and Listen To You For a While…?

Posted on November 16, 2010November 17, 2010 by Karen Leslie Hernandez
Last week, as I was driving from Georgetown, Texas to the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport, I noted that I would drive through Waco.  As many know, Waco is now associated with the terrible events of 1993 whe... Read More

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