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The Problem with the Ten Commandments
By
Diana Butler Bass
ABC’s Nightline has been running a series on the Ten Commandments in which they explore the issues and dimensions of each commandment in contemporary society. Tonight’s commandment: Thou shalt not commit adultery. The series is interesting and, in many ways, inclusive. After all, the Ten Commandments form the ethical basis of the world’s three great…
Obama’s (Almost) Perfect Speech
By
Omid Safi
Historic. Brilliant. Nearly Perfect. The tone of President Obama’s speech in Cairo was most reminiscent of his masterful speech on race in America: acknowledging open wounds on all sides, while laying out a hopeful vision for a shard future. It was a masterful narrative rejecting the Neo-conservative nightmare of the past 8 years which perpetuated…
Cairo and the New Faith Frame
By
Diana Butler Bass
Following the President’s Cairo University speech a number of journalists commented that it was a political speech and not very “religious.” Indeed, one referred to his policy remarks as “wonky” in which he primarily addressed seven areas of tension that exist between the United States and Muslims around the world. The President moved the discussion…
The Plot Against the Riverdale Synagogue and Why Obama is Right
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Paul Raushenbush
The plot to bomb a Riverdale Synagogue in the Bronx makes all of us sick and angry about the use of religious violence and terror against ordinary citizens. The four accused men claim that their actions are in reaction to the attack on Muslims in Afghanistan by the United States – and, by their own admissions,…
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