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Advocate for Coexistence, in Death and in Life
by Mary Slosson The murder of Palestinian-Israeli actor and filmmaker Juliano Mer-Khamis last Monday highlighted the tragic, ongoing wages of conflict in that part of the world. It also drew attention to the role of film in shaping popular understandings … Continue reading
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Faith, Money and Politics: The Supreme Court Rules on Donations to Religious Schools
by Christin Davis In a 5-4 decision on “Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn,” the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that tuition payments to religious schools are eligible for tax credits and cannot be challenged on constitutional grounds. … Continue reading
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Westboro Baptist and Terry Jones: Reporting on Demons without Growing Horns
by Maura Jane Farrelly In December of last year, members of Westboro Baptist Church announced that they would be coming to the Boston metropolitan area. Their purpose was to picket Brandeis University – a school that was founded in 1948 … Continue reading
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Evangelicals, Left and Right
by Janine Rayford When a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Christian activist Jim Wallis and two other religious leaders held a press conference last week to announce a religious fast to protest the deep cuts that congressional Republicans … Continue reading
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Covering Terry Jones, Then and Now
by Andrew Khouri Last month, the incendiary Florida pastor Terry Jones served as judge in a “trial” in which he convicted the Koran of capital crimes. Jones then ordered that the Muslim holy book should be burned, and another pastor … Continue reading
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Round Two for Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook
by Rosalina Nieves The position of U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom has remained vacant for the past two years. This has some critics wondering what approach, if any, the White House is taking toward religious freedom issues. It also … Continue reading
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A Free Pass for Newt?
by Jessica Donath Last weekend, former House speaker Newt Gingrich announced he would run for president in 2012. Only hours later, he spoke to a congregation of evangelical Christians in San Antonio about the greatest threats he believes the country … Continue reading
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Latter-Day Limelight
by Brie Loskota Could this really be what Maureen Dowd calls “The Mormon Moment“? The catalyst for Dowd's comment isn't a controversy or crisis but rather a sassy piece of theater. Using the old-media platform of the Broadway musical, “South … Continue reading
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Suspicious Packaging: Covering Strife in Israel-Palestine
After a lull, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict erupted full-force last Saturday when Hamas and other Gazan groups lobbed 50 rockets into southern Israel. Israel retaliated, killing four civilians, and both sides continued their assaults. On Wednesday, a bomb exploded at the … Continue reading
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CNN's Middle East Wizardry: Pay No Attention to that Horror Behind the Curtain
by Dalia Hashad Last Sunday's edition of Wolf Blitzer's CNN program, “The Situation Room,” yielded one of the most groan-inducing moments in recent news media coverage of Islam outside of Fox News. It occurred during Blitzer's interview with Fouad Ajami, … Continue reading
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