Giving Thanks to Genocide
Kids dress up in pilgrim and Native American costumes and parents protest. There is nothing to be served, they say, by dressing up as a racist stereotype.
Read MoreNovember, 2008
E-Not-So-Harmonious
A dating service is ordered by a New Jersey court to being to serve same-sex seekers. Protests ensue. Seems like we’re damned if we “I Do,” damned if we don’t.
Read MoreAl-Qaeda calls Obama “house Negro,” Muslims Answer
For the first time in years, it looks like al-Qaeda might actually be shaking in its boots.
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Rev. Ella Pearson Mitchell (1917-2008)
She was the dean of black women preachers, but she was also much more than that. Our lives are blessed by her memory.
Read MoreBishops, It Is Nobody’s Fault But Your Own
The “Challenge of Peace,” put forth 25 years ago in a pastoral letter, has been ignored in favor of hot-button social issues like abortion and euthanasia.
Read MoreThe “The Turban Effect”: Studies Reveal Latent Islamophobia
Two recent studies reveal that Westerners are more aggressive toward perceived Muslims and less likely to be sensitive to Muslim patients’ needs.
Read MoreProp 8 and the War on Xmas?
Ironically, the precedent that may be set by the anti-gay marriage initiative could clear the path for the ultimate anti-Christmas legislation
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Michael Jackson, Muslim
What is the significance of the fact that Michael Jackson has joined the faith of bin Laden and the Ayatollah Khomeini?
Read MoreAgainst Democracy? You Bet!
What Prop 8 opponents believe in is the power of the government to shield the minority from the tyranny of the majority—to prevent mob rule.
Read MoreWilliam R. Jones Revisited: Is God a Racist Misogynist?
Before or after her murder, transgendered African American woman Duanna Johnson was treated as a monster.
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