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From ignorance to engagement: Scott Anderson on interfaith relations in Wisconsin
"I hope the shootings in Oak Creek will lead to interfaith education around the state," says Scott Anderson, director of the Wisconsin Council of Churches. "There is a hunger for this kind of engagement."
Better, not more
The lectionary has focused our attention on bread for a very long time. One might think that five barley loaves transformed into a feast plus baskets full of leftovers would be news enough, but Jesus goes on to talk about the bread for another 36 verses. He would be a dream interview for today's 24-hour news shows, with their incessant need for commentary on the latest attention-grabbing headline.
Scott Anderson on interfaith relations in Wisconsin
It has been a rough year for the state of Wisconsin. A painful and divisive recall election of governor Scott Walker tore the state apart in the spring. Then last week a lone gunman killed seven people, including himself, and wounded three others at a Sikh temple outside Milwaukee.
Monday digest
New today from the Century: Tom Long on worship and the absurd, Scott Anderson on interfaith relations in Wisconsin, more.
Red State Religion, by Robert Wuthnow
Kansas politics are often polarizing and angry—and rooted at least rhetorically in conservative Christianity. If this situation seems dire, Robert Wuthnow provides encouraging news.
Nuns reject Rome takeover, seek dialogue with bishops
American nuns facing a Vatican takeover of their leadership organization have rejected Rome’s plans to recast the group in a more conservative mold, but declined—at least for now—to respond with an...
Anti-Obama black pastors group has conservative ties
Since William Owens launched his national campaign in May calling on African Americans to withdraw their support of President Obama because of his stance on gay marriage, the minister has claimed t...
Nuns gather to plot response to Vatican crackdown
c. 2012 Religion News Service ST. LOUIS (RNS) As hundreds of nuns met here on Wednesday (Aug....
Do the American nuns have a future?
c. 2012 Religion News Service ST. LOUIS (RNS) Catholic sisters gathered here for their annual assembly on Thursday (Aug....
For Sikhs, the soul lives on long after the body dies
c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) Funeral services will be held on Friday (Aug. 10) for the six Sikhs killed at a Wisconsin temple last Sunday....
Snakes in the grass
I am not squeamish about most animals or insects. But snakes are a different story.
Clergy urge Americans to defend religious minorities
A group of religious leaders representing seven faith traditions have called for something more than a period of public mourning after a week that saw a shooting rampage at a Sikh temple and a susp...
Word nerds and status anxiety
Among my writerly friends and kin, debates about language rules are routine....
A time to wait
I've been doing a lot of spiritual wrestling of late. A few months into a new position, I feel like I should be "doing" more, helping the church take bold, new steps, that sort of thing....
A Faith Not Worth Fighting For, edited by Tripp York and Justin Bronson Barringer
The editors and contributors to this volume believe that the practice of nonviolence is at the center of what it means to follow Jesus....
Our Mormon neighbors
Romney's faith, like Obama's, is distinctly American yet often misunderstood. And campaigns are rarely an occasion to increase understanding.