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The Charter for Compassion

Cathleen Falsani 11-16-2009

Compassion is, by one definition, "a deep awareness and sympathy for another's suffering."

Fort Hood Shootings and the Prophetic 'IF'

Arthur Waskow 11-06-2009

One reader wrote me to ask: " "What effect will the Fort Hood shootings have on the American public's perception of Islam?" That question asks us to be foretellers, fortune tellers, to predict.

Why Interfaith Work Does Not Equal Relativism

Alexis Vaughan 11-03-2009

There is a line in the Riga Veda, a collection of ancient Hindu scripture, that says "Truth is One, but the sages speak of it by many names." I had heard of this before, but hadn't given i

We Need an Abrahamic Alliance of the 'Passionate Best'

Arthur Waskow 10-26-2009

For the next few days in Washington, D.C., 1,200 people are gathering in the name of a "pro-Israel, pro-peace" U.S. policy. Because of my broken leg, I can't be physically there. But my mind and spirit and 40 years of my work are there today.

The Coen Brothers Get 'Serious'

Cathleen Falsani 10-05-2009

Recenly, I had a bad day. Epically bad.

I ran out of cash.

I lost my credit card.

I missed my flight.

A Woman with Full Authority

Mimi Haddad 9-30-2009

Many people in Minnesota get really excited about fall. We welcome cooler weather, colorful trees, and a chance to share treasures from our garden.

Health Care, Immigrants, and the Character of our Country

Jim Wallis 9-29-2009

With an issue like health, deeply personal, but of great public concern, the faith community has a unique and important role to play -- to define and raise the moral issues beneath the policy debat

'Apology Porn' and Yom Kippur

Cathleen Falsani 9-28-2009

If there had been a way to power-wash my brain, I would have done it.

Discrimination in Services -- No. Protection of Faith Identity -- Yes

Jim Wallis 9-25-2009

This post responds to the following question posed on The Washington Post's "On Faith" forum

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Israel, Gaza, and the Goldstone Report: A Call for Self-Examination During the High Holy Days

Arthur Waskow 9-23-2009

During these days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Jews are called on to reexamine our own actions -- our "missings of the mark." The emphasis is on OUR sins -- not those of individuals alone, but of the community -- and the sins of ourselves, not of other people, even our en

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A Jewish-American Advocate Against the Injustice of Occupation

Phil Haslanger 9-09-2009

Just the basic facts about Anna Baltzer make her a provocative presence. She's a 30-year-old Jewish-American woman who is arguing passionately for justice for Palestinians.

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The Moral Core of the Health-Care Debate

Jim Wallis 8-20-2009

With all of the shouting, the fear, and now what often looks like hatred -- we are in danger of losing the moral "core" of this health-care debate.

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President Obama to Participate in Nationwide Call-in on Health Care

Kevin Lum 8-11-2009

Jim Wallis and other faith leaders from across America kicked off "40 Days for Health Reform"

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Be Fair to the Pharisees: Guarding Against Anti-Jewish Attitudes

Joel Allen 7-17-2009

In the fall of 1997, I began a graduate program in Bible at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Combatants for Peace: A Grassroots View from the Middle East, Part 2

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 6-09-2009

Another amazing grassroots effort in the Middle

East is Combatants for Peace, a group of former Palestinian fighters and Israeli soldiers who have united to reject violence and tell their stories to each other as a way of finding peace.

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Obama Reaches Out to Palestinian Christians

6-05-2009

It is undeniable that the Palestinian people - Muslim and Christians - have suffered in pursuit of a homeland. For more than 60 years they have endured the pain of dislocation.

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Peace in the Middle East: A Step Forward

Jim Wallis 5-18-2009

Two days, in comparison to years of conflict, is not a lot of time, but it was long enough for a broad spectrum of Christian leaders to find hope in a growing consensus around a way forward for pea

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Priest Scandal Re-opens Celibacy Debate

Cesar Baldelomar 5-15-2009

Scandal has again surfaced in the American Catholic Church, but, gratefully, this time it is not over child abuse or mismanagement of funds.

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God's Image and Caesar's Image: Torture and the Currency of Empire

Arthur Waskow 5-04-2009

One of the central teachings of Torah is that all human beings are made in the Image of God. That teaching and what flows from it are at the heart of Jewish prohibitions on the use of torture -- and perhaps at the heart of Christian opposition to torture as well.

Indeed, the Rabbis

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