By Rowan Wolf I come from a varied background which has taken me on a winding a somewhat tortuous trail throughout my life. There are a series of threads that tie me to Judaism and hence Israel, and to the Palestinians. I come from what is sometimes referred to as “humble” beginnings. In my case [...]

By Irfan Husain Among the many changes in attitudes that took place in the West in the wake of 9/11, one was in the way people viewed religion. For the evangelical Christians, the attacks on America by people thought to be Muslims were seen as a new offensive in a centuries-old conflict. But for many [...]

An Urgent Call by Scientists IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY SCIENCE, AS SCIENCE, IS UNDER ATTACK AS NEVER BEFORE. The signs of this are everywhere. The attacks are coming at an accelerating pace, and include frequent interventions by powerful forces, in and out of the Bush Administration, who seem all too willing to deny scientific [...]

1. The Truth Commission : By Nicholas D. Kristof : The NYT 2. War on Iran: The Perfect Storm From Hell‏ : By Timothy Alexander, Rense.com 3. Anxious in America : By Thomas L. Friedman : The NYT 4. America, its Time for some Serious Wakeup Calls : By D.L. Dewey, Dewey’s World 5. Why [...]

By David Modell They think society should be built on their beliefs. They claim non-believers are damned. But these radical Christian groups are not in America – they are here and are aiming to change the laws of our land, discovers the Bafta-winning film-maker David Modell It’s Tuesday morning and the infants’ classroom in Carmel [...]

By James Petras Picture: The esteemed Reverend Jeremiah Wright sermon right after 9/11. Two full and downloadable (audio) sermons by Reverend Jeremiah Wright: the “911 sermon” and the “God damn, America” sermon. Introduction The sustained vituperative attack and the feeble apologetic defense of Reverend Wright’s brilliant, eloquent and substantive sermon [video] in defense of human [...]

By Jason Miller Dedicated to Bobbie L. In the sermon just minutes before his death, Archbishop Oscar Romero (a man who truly practiced the teachings of Christ) reminded his congregation of the parable of the wheat. “Those who surrender to the service of the poor through love of Christ, will live like the grains of [...]