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Do Christians and Muslims worship the
same God?
For non-Muslims to understand diversity among Muslims seems to be a leap too far. By Maxine Phillips | The Rag Blog | January 3, 2016 In December, a tenured political science professor at evangelical Christian Wheaton College was placed on … Continue reading
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Tagged Diversity, Islam, Larycia Hawkins, Maxine Phillips, Muslim Reform Movement, Rag Bloggers, Religion, Theology
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Is murder a ‘sacred practice’ in ALL religions?
Why are there streaks of both blood and love in the histories of religious communities? By Rabbi Arthur Waskow | The Rag Blog | January 18, 2015 The murderous attacks in France last week have called forth a mixture of … Continue reading
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The symbolic stoning of Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Brandeis University rescinds speaking invitation to Somali-born writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali, an outspoken critic of denigration of women in Islamic societies. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | April 15, 2014 The Somali-born writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali was … Continue reading
Jonah Raskin : The First Amendment Sucks
Cartoon by Ramiro Zardoya / Cartoon Movement. And it’s not written in stone: The First Amendment sucks Once upon a time, I never would have said this. But I am saying it now: we have to watch what we say … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, First Amendment, Free Speech, Hate Speech, Islam, Jonah Raskin, Libya
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Larry Ray : Our Schools, Their Madrassas
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Letters to Charlie:Our schools, their Madrassas By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / October 1, 2010 Letters to Charlie is a collection of emails to a long time friend. He worked hard … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Imperialism, Islam, Larry Ray, Religious Tolerance, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Five Steps to Burning Books
“On Sunday evening, members of the Harvest Assembly of God Church in Penn Township sing songs as they burn books, videos and CDs that they have judged offensive to their God,” Butler Eagle, March 26, 2001. Photo from American Library … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Anti-Semitism, Book Burning, Islam, Quran, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, World History, Xenophobia
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Thomas Good : Hatred and Healing at Ground Zero
Photo by Bud Korotzer / NLN.The objectification of Other:Hatred and healing at Ground Zero By Thomas Good / The Rag Blog / August 23, 2010 See photo gallery, Below. NEW YORK — Sunday was another rainy day in New York … Continue reading
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Tagged Ground Zero, Islam, Islamophobia, New York City, Religious Tolerance, Social Protest, Thomas Good
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Harry Targ : Religion, Politics, and War
Christians fight Muslims in illustration from medieval manuscript. Image from syllabus, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.Sanctioned by a wrathful God:Religion, politics, and war By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / September 22, 2010 Childhood remembrances When I was a kid … Continue reading
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Tagged Crusades, Harry Targ, Islam, Religion, Religious Tolerance, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Michael Meeropol : Islamophobia and the ‘Two Americas’
‘Islam in Two Americas’: Times piece reflects pernicious xenophobia The implication… is that when Americans display anti-Muslim bigotry — as in the past they had been anti-semitic, anti-Catholic, anti-Mormon, anti-immigrant — it makes for a quick and more complete assimilation… … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Ground Zero, Immigration, Islam, Islamophobia, Michael Meeropol, New York Times, Religion, Religious Freedom, Xenophobia
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Ed Felien : The Holy War that We Can’t Win
The Afghan jihad:A war that we can’t win By Ed Felien / The Rag Blog / August 3, 2010 How can war be holy? What righteous god would welcome the massacre of innocents? And, yet, the origins and history of … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Fort Hood and the Prophetic ‘IF’
These battle-weary troops from the 1st Air Cav had just staged a “combat refusal” at the PACE firebase in Vietnam. There were also countless instances of “fragging” against officers by Vietnam GI’s. Photo from NAM – The Story of the … Continue reading
Juan Cole : Michael Jackson, Islam and the Middle East
Michael Jackson. Photo from Getty Images. Michael Jackson was deeply hurt and humiliated by the experience [of his 2005 trial], and his withdrawal to Bahrain and search for a different tradition of spirituality may well have come out of that … Continue reading
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Tagged Deaths, Islam, Michael Jackson, Middle East, Musicians, Popular Culture, Popular Music
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