Pope Benedict XVI used his Christmas message to assail same sex marriage and to attack “gender theory” while an Anglican Church in Auckland says that it’s Christmas so it’s time for Jesus to “come out.”
Day: December 21, 2012
Attitudes towards guns and violence
Reducing gun violence isn’t just about what policies will work. It is also about changing hearts and minds of the electorate. There is a Christian duty in both.
More armed guards are not the answer
To answer the problem of violence with more violence is at odds with the teachings of all faith traditions of the vast majority of people of faith in America.
Hope and peace in a violent world
Rabbi Matthew Gevirtz, Bishop Mark Beckwith and Imam Deen Shareet appear on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to talk about bringing hope in a times of violence.
National Religious Leaders speak out on gun violence
As churches, synagogues, mosques and other religious groups toll their bells for the victims in Sandy Hook Elementary School, national religious leaders gathered at the Washington (DC) National Cathedral this morning to speak out on gun violence.
Whose Violence?
“From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven is violently attacked as violent people seize it.”
Tug of war in the Church of England
The Washington Post describes the war for the soul of the Church of the England on the way to modernization.
How romance novels heal the world: happy endings as prayer
by Amber Belldene Several years ago, back before video on demand, my husband and I found ourselves with a stack of unwatched DVDs from Netflix. They were dramas, foreign films, Oscar winners—things I thought we were supposed to like. Months worth of dust had settled on them where they languished on the DVD player. Because […]
