I think it’s a complicated day for people who feel that the struggle of our time is not primarily a military one against individual people or organizations (although it is also that), but a struggle to articulate values that allow people everywhere to live with equal human dignity.
Not surprisingly, Christian leaders are articulating an [...]
Everyone tells me that you can find your “calling” — the guiding force and vocation that will define your life — when you sit quietly and really figure out what makes you passionate about life each and every day. But sitting quietly has never been my forte, and introspection is still a work-in-progress for me. [...]
The discourse between evangelical Christians and atheists has been antipodal at best. Whether it is Richard Dawkins calling faith “the great cop-out,” or countless professed Christians using “godless” like an offensive epithet, we’ve reached new lows. In fact, generally the discussion quickly descends into a volley of talking points and apologetics. I abhor those conversations [...]
Arizona may become the first state in the nation to explicitly protect professionals from having their license or certification revoked because of their religious practices.
The Legislature passed Senate Bill 1288, and Gov. Jan Brewer has until Saturday to sign it, veto it or do nothing and allow it to become law. The measure forbids [...]
When Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., led the first Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining the civil rights of American Muslims March 29, he held aloft a small yellow prayer book no bigger than his hand.
The senator described the Catholic prayer book, written in Lithuanian and published in 1863, as a “family treasure” that his grandmother [...]
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