Religion used divide, mock in campaign ‘08 (The Daily Dispatch)
In 1961, after John F. Kennedy’s Catholic faith proved not to be an insurmountable barrier to the White House, Billy Graham predicted that religion would never again be such a divisive force in elections.
Prince—yes, that prince—says ‘it’s all about religion’ (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
I never would have guessed that the artist once again known as Prince was a religious guy. But seven years ago he became a Jehovah’s Witness and this past spring took a greater leap of faith—moving to Los Angeles to be a minor missionary to music executives.
Australian Human Rights Commission- Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century (Australian Policy Online)
The Australian Human Rights Commission has commissioned the Australian Multicultural Foundation (AMF) in association with RMIT University and Monash University to prepare a report on Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century. The research project will consult with governments, faith communities, NGOs and relevant organisations, and with the Australian public via a national call for ...
‘Finding Faith Without Fanaticism’ is mantra of a ‘Top 50’ rabbi (Cleveland Jewish News)
You Don‘t Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism. By Rabbi Brad Hirschfield. Harmony Books. New York. 2007. 248 pp. $24.95.
Obama talks openly about his faith (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
Back when Barack Obama was just an Illinois senator, back in the long long ago, Sun-Times columnist Cathleen Falsani, one of the best religion writers around, interviewed the ambitious politician and joint poignant responses about just what his faith meant to him.
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