by Fred Guttman | Nov 15, 2005 | Opinion
Recently a fellow rabbi and I attended the funeral of LCPL Andrew David Russoli, 21. The service took place at College Park Baptist Church in our city of Greensboro, N.C. We thought we were going for two reasons. The first reason was to be a Jewish presence, (we were...
by Michael Helms | Nov 14, 2005 | Opinion
This weekend marked the 10th anniversary of National Donor Sabbath. Since 1996 faith communities throughout the nation have observed the opportunity to discuss organ donation over the weekend that falls two weeks before Thanksgiving. Suzette King is one of more than...
by Cliff Vaughn | Nov 11, 2005 | Opinion
Walden Media and Walt Disney aren’t the only ones with a movie about kids who get transported to another world when they find a bit of magic in their house. With “Zathura: A Space Adventure” from Columbia Pictures releasing nationwide today, the...
by James L. Evans | Nov 11, 2005 | Opinion
All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, Calif., is in hot water with the IRS. On Oct. 31, 2004—the Sunday before Election Day last year, the former rector of the church, Rev. George F. Regas, preached a vigorous anti-war sermon. During the sermon Rev. Regas asked...
by Cliff Vaughn | Nov 10, 2005 | Opinion
One of the foremost commentators on religion and its Middle Eastern roots is unveiling two projects he hopes will do for the eye what his prose has done for the ear. Author Bruce Feiler, whose Walking the Bible, Abraham and the recently published Where God Was Born...
by Doug Hynd | Nov 9, 2005 | Opinion
In 2004, Christian activists and theologians in the United States issued a statement on confessing Christ in the context of debates over the Iraq war. The following statement draws heavily upon that confession in challenging the church in Australia to consider what it...
