Can Pope Francis Deliver Progressive Reform?
“Those vying for progressive reform…within the Church may need to temper their enthusiasm for the short term.”
Archive for category: Religion
New Pope Must Modernize Church Theology
All-male priesthood, priestly celibacy and abstinence-only teachings aren’t simply outdated: they are ill founded and alienating to the Church’s own faithful followers.
A Woman’s Worth in the Catholic Church
I understand why people feel strongly saving young forms of life, but why does it have to be at the expense of the mother?
Who Said Jesus Was a Myth?
“American Atheists could have easily made their argument without gratuitously insulting a whole religious group.”
“Innocence of Muslims:” Protected Speech or Hate Speech?
“Innocence of Muslims,” an anti-Islam video, made a drastic leap from YouTube to the Arab media in recent weeks.
Hate Speech in Our Subways
This past summer, a federal judge overruled the MTA’s ban on Pamela Geller’s advertisement that implies Muslims are “savages.” As a result, these advertisements which carry the slogan, “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel, defeat Jihad,” will be plastered in Metro North stations and on over 300 MTA buses.
Discrimination is Discrimination
“Adam and Eve NOT Adam and Steve!” is a line my pastor has bellowed in the sanctuary every now and then on Sunday mornings.
Point and Counterpoint: Viral Video Questions Faithfulness of the Religious
A round of applause to the YouTube poet Jefferson Bethke who has said what many want to say but never do.
Does America Really Need Fatima? Fordham Event Dialogue Faces Discrimination
Not Everything in the Bible Should be Taken Literally in Our Modern Society By JOSEPHINE TROTT Contributing Writer Published: Sept. 21, 2011 My first impression upon hearing about the “Learning to Listen: Voices of Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church” dialogue held on Sept. 16 at Fordham University was that the dialogue needed to happen. The America Needs Fatima group [...]
Acceptance of Self: Learning to Be Muslim in a Post-9/11 World
I do not know any victims, survivors, servicemen or families who lost loved ones on Sept. 11. However, I do know what it is like to be Muslim and Middle Eastern in post-9/11 America...
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