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The Separation of Mosque and State
By
Paul Raushenbush
The clerics of Iran are not of one mind on the recent Iranian election and voter fraud. In fact they are deeply divided. The New York Times reported that in the religiously important town of Qum there is a group of clergy called the Association of Researchers and Teachers of Qum who issued a statement defying Ayatolla…
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…
Was Tiller’s Murder Justice?
By
Eric Sapp
(cross posted from Faithfuldemocrats.com) Last week, I had the honor of sitting next to a group of Gold Star Moms during the National Memorial Day concert. We talked about their sons and exchanged some tearful hugs during the extremely moving concert. The next day, the militant pro-life group, Operation Rescue, sent a mass email…
A Memorial Day Salute to my Partner’s Father
By
Paul Raushenbush
John Glenn Gooch’s military stone had only recently been placed in the cemetery when we arrived to plant flowers to honor him this Memorial Day weekend. Glenn died this winter and is now buried near the town where he arrived in America from Wales at the age of six. An American by choice, Glenn served…
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