by Jack Moline | Aug 20, 2021 | Opinion
The promise of the United Nations and its remarkable Universal Declaration of Human Rights cannot be denied. For all of the rhetorical excesses and political gridlock that seem to stand in the way of the aspirations to a world at peace and in collaboration, there...
by Imad Enchassi | Aug 19, 2021 | Opinion
The Qur’an declares that “there is no compulsion in religion” (2:256). For the last three months, I have been in Lebanon, doing relief work and visiting family. I spent my summer in the same refugee camp, Sabra and Shatila, that I grew up in. My mother still lives...
by Scott Stearman | Aug 19, 2021 | Opinion
Jesus consistently taught his followers to expand their circle of empathy. Central to the ethic of Jesus is expanding the center. Any teacher who talks in terms of “hating your mother” and “loving your enemy” is attempting to radicalize our notions of who matters. It...
by Jaziah Masters | Aug 18, 2021 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
Aug. 22 marks the UN’s International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. Enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are a common standard of achievements for all people recognizing their most fundamental freedoms....
by Vinoth Ramachandra | Aug 18, 2021 | Opinion
Israel is the last remaining European colonial power, which is why its repressive actions are not treated by Western governments and mass media in the same way as that of, say, China or Iran. And every act of violence by Hamas or individual Palestinians is exploited...
