A pastoral response to violence
On this weekend’s State of Belief Radio, a panel of prominent religious leaders focuses on how to handle grief, respond to social-based fears and what faith leaders can contribute to the [...]
Misunderstanding and Misrepresentation in American Media
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies A People Before I begin, I want to recognize that the video posted above is about media portrayals of Arabs in American Hollywood films, not Muslims. I [...]
A Good Month for Religious Pluralism, but Not Great
The following is cross-posted at BeliefNet’s Progressive Revival. October has been a good month for religious pluralism in America. Not great, but good. This past Sunday on Meet the Press former [...]
But they’re not part of “good public speaking” …
Sen. Barack Obama may think he’s too cool for air quotes, but he could have used them on ABC’s This Week yesterday. In a conversation with George Stephanopoulos about rumors that Sen. Obama [...]
Religion, the Election, and the Media (cross-posted from BeliefNet)
Below is a post that I wrote for the new BeliefNet blog Progressive Revival: The Pew Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life have [...]
Daily News
In today’s news: Obama’s Muslim-Outreach Advisor Resigns – less than two weeks after starting. That was quick. The spot for Vice Pastor-in-Chief is wide open. Follow your [...]
A good answer to a bad question
We took CNN to task in April for the questions asked of political candidates during the Compassion Forum at Messiah College — particularly a question to then-candidate Hillary Clinton about [...]
