With all of the publicity given to a tiny number of American preachers burning the sacred texts of other faiths, the Associated Baptist Press reports on an initiative of the Interfaith Alliance and Human Rights First to come together and read each others’ sacred texts, to foster mutual understanding and respect. WASHINGTON – Christian clergy […]
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Christian and Muslim women taking part in the seemingly trivial activity of cooking classes together reached understandings that changed their world view in the process. Krista Ramsey writes in her column at news.cincinnati.com about their experiences. Fatma Serim’s hands fly as she shapes and reshapes a glossy sheet of dough using an oklava, a small
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I receive emails just about every day telling me how all Muslims are out to kill us! Comprar Orgasm Enhancer online It’s hard to know where to start in responding to these emails. Should I really try to respond line by line or should I simply point out that nobody speaks for ‘all Muslims’ any
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The tactic of “Divide and Conquer” has been used for millennia as a diversion by those in power to keep different elements of a population under control while they are needlessly fighting each other. Mike Tudoreanu writes in The Daily Collegian about where this tactic has been successfully used in the past, and how we
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For anybody interested in obtaining discussion material on interfaith relations, Sojo.net are offering this digital product for $9.95 through their online store. From the Sojourners website: Perfect for small groups or individual study! Designed to spark discussion and thought about how to live out God’s call for justice in our world. Each session includes Sojourners
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In an incredible display of unity and courage, Muslims turned out in their thousands at the Coptic Christmas mass to shield Egypt’s threatened Coptic Christian community, who had recently been targeted by terrorists. From Ahram Online: Egypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had been a promise of solidarity to the
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