NEW YORK (JTA) — Muslim and Jewish Americans share common values on key questions, according to a Gallup poll.
The poll, released Tuesday, found that the Muslim Americans exceeded Jewish belief in religious pluralism and in the fairness of elections, and also in support of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — 81 percent [...]
BINGHAMTON — Should a prayer be said before each Broome County Legislature meeting? And, if so, what type?
The somewhat controversial topic is one that has been discussed nationwide, and now Broome’s legislators are tackling it.
When it comes to many of Broome’s monthly legislature meetings, a member of the group [...]
When you hear the word “terrorist,” who comes to mind? Basque separatists in white hoods? Anarchists wearing bandanas with five-pointed stars? Or perhaps some right- or left-wing pariah building bombs in basements?
My guess is that none of these characters wins top billing in the minds of most people when they think of terrorists. Why? [...]
A new year is just getting started and Religious Right activists are already agitating for a government based on their fundamentalist Christian beliefs.
Blogger Shane Vander Hart discusses a new book by Dr. Wayne Grudem, professor of systematic theology at Phoenix Seminary, called Politics According to the Bible. In Grudem’s tome, he claims that anyone [...]
2011 began with some bleak news for Muslim-Christian relations around the world.
Recent attacks against churches in Iraq, Nigeria andEgypt have killed dozens of Christian worshippers. Meanwhile, the Pakistani government is standing by thecountry’s controversial blasphemy law which critics say threatens religious minorities.
How should political [...]
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