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Another Book Burner Lusts for Attention

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ear in agreement with what we are doing. I may ask for your church’s name, phone number, and Web site to verify your stand. What I see as the sin at the heart of Grizzard and Jones’ actions—as well as at the heart of anyone who seeks to violently control the free will or belief of others—is lust. These men lust for control; and in their lust they objectify others, people they call “heretics” or “sinners.” Lust, in and of itself, is not a bad thing…

On Harith, and Matters of Inheritance

By Amina Wadud

…inimal guidelines, with room to—no, more like a mandate to—adjudicate on a case-by-case basis. We cannot predetermine shares at all. I once calculated if I divided the bequest (legally restricted to one-third) between my three daughters (although some jurists say you cannot bequest to legal heirs), then divided the remainder what would happen. They would have slightly more than the share to my two sons. Then I thought, its not like Allah cannot do…

Pro- and Anti-Muslim Sentiment in Gainesville

By Julie Ingersoll

…litical contexts. Another identified himself as a Christian of a distinct stripe by advocating burning phone books that advertise abortion and then said he doesn’t have a Qur’an but if he did he would “feed it page by page to (his) goat who would be impervious to its lies.” He then admitted he’d not read the Qur’an because he “doesn’t read fiction.” Another who insisted he didn’t “hate other religions or cultures” then argued that the “so-called C…

Lessons Learned this Ramadan

By Amina Wadud

…ends said hajj would be a challenge because of gender restrictions. Then a friend described people doing tawaf, or circumambulation around the kaaba, while sending text messages on a mobile phone. I just cannot see totally giving up my one-on-one moments with Allah just for a blog. That being said, let the preparations to meet the king begin….

Gen X, Gadgets, and God

By Elizabeth Drescher

…religious Nones shown in the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey and the American Religious Identification Survey, both released in 2008. In this regard, Schwadel offers little new insight. However, Schwadel identified a further finding that is especially important if you’re trying to sustain the relevancy and viability of religious institutions. His research shows that among Gen-Xers who were raised with a religious affiliation, commitment to religi…

This Narrative of Death that is So Powerful Among Us

By Daniel Schultz

…hows that people who have cancer and get palliative care (rather than chemical care) live longer and are happier. Which is an astonishing outcome, given the commitments we’ve made in the other direction. Dan: How many patients who don’t receive that kind of care, but receive the aggressive interactions. Ellul is very much concerned with those kinds of technological questions—I don’t think he survived to see the online boom—but he might have some r…

Forgiveness

By Amina Wadud

…o do. For one thing, it has two alarm options, and buttons light up to indicate which of the two. Buttons also light up to indicate a.m. and p.m. since it is not a 24 hour clock. The mistake I make most often is to set the alarm for p.m. instead of a.m., and then when I miss or oversleep I am surprised to hear the adhan at some time in the afternoon that day. To make matters worse; after I changed the clock to 4:55 (I think, a.m.) I suddenly reali…

‘Biblical’ Disaster in Haiti: Pat Robertson and the Curse of Unyielding Ignorance

By Matt Recla

…casting Network issued a response clarifying that Robertson did not specifically call the earthquake ‘God’s wrath’, but simply joined in with “countless scholars and religious figures over the centuries to believe the country is cursed.” CBN further explained that their organization was sending “millions” in medical aid to the country. Shocked Christians respond with incredulity that Robertson could be audacious enough to ‘explain’ such a tragic s…

Playing God in the Wild Kingdom

By Lauri Lebo

…o see how close I could get before he hopped into the water. But even as I came closer, the frog didn’t move. Finally, I drifted to within three feet of him, yet he was still staring back at me, and still offering occasional croaks. That’s when I noticed the frog’s back end was missing, having disappeared inside the mouth of a really large black snake. The frog’s head and arms were all that remained unswallowed, a problem that clearly put the frog…

Mel Gibson’s ‘To-Do’ List

By Becky Garrison

…action plan 2. Primp for photo shoot with Today’s Christian Woman 3. Order camouflage Bible 4. Call Pat Robertson for spiritual guidance 5. Put hubbie on short leash 6. See if can find any prayer warriors willing to go all biblical on Levi 7. Send Rush a belated wedding gift Mel Gibson 1. *&^%^%$#@!!! 2. Mail in donation to Christians United for Israel 3. Promote The Passion of The Christ 4. Drink 5. Drive 6. Repeat Pope Benedict 1. Order unkosher…