by Daniel Burke | Dec 20, 2010 | News
(RNS) The protracted and contentious debate over plans to build an Islamic community center near Ground Zero in New York was the top religion story of 2010, according to a survey of religion journalists. The imam piloting the project, Feisal Abdul Rauf, was voted the...
by Candice Ruud and The Oregonian | Dec 2, 2010 | News
CORVALLIS, Ore. (RNS) Rain didn’t stop the Corvallis community from showing up in swarms at a candlelight vigil Tuesday (Nov. 30) outside a mosque that was hit by arson after an occasional worshipper was charged in a terror plot. Residents came by the hundreds,...
by Omar Sacirbey | Oct 18, 2010 | News
(RNS) Fox News watchers are more likely than other Americans to believe dubious claims about the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero, according to a new study. “The results are very clear: the more people use Fox News, the more rumors they have heard...
by Colin Harris | Sep 17, 2010 | Opinion
Over the years, I have been given the honor of officiating the weddings of former students, family members and friends. Somewhere in that history the “unity candle” became a part of the ceremony – a beautiful symbol of two lives becoming one in marriage....
by Steve McSwain | Sep 14, 2010 | Opinion
There’s been plenty in the news about the fundamentalist Christian congregation in Gainesville, Fla., that talked about burning the Quran and the debate about the mosque near Ground Zero. Personally, I hope that the mosque is built on the proposed site in New...