The Terror of Bearing False Witness
While it’s not hard to find Muslims denouncing terrorism, it is difficult to drown out the voices meant to scare and misleads us otherwise.
Beyond Tolerance: Honoring the Call to Love our Neighbors
It never crossed my mind that the mosque would be a place where friendships could form.
A Native Perspective on War, Terrorism, and the MOAB Bomb
Once those lines are crossed, and we dehumanize our enemy, it is a short and slippery slope to becoming the very thing we claim to be fighting against.
Muslims, Christians, Jews, and Peace (Part 1)
OCT 8, 2013 | BY: BRIAN MCLAREN -- The Al-Shabaab terrorists who slaughtered over 60 fellow human beings in Nairobi’s Westgate Mall...
Ramadan, A Shared Table & Following Jesus
JULY 29, 2013 | BY: JON HUCKINS -- Muslim communities around the United States are often subject to hatred, discrimination and scapegoating...
Jahar Could Be Your Kid
JULY 20, 2013 | BY: SHANE RAYNOR -- I turned on a couple of the cable news channels last night and the outrage du jour was over Rolling...
A Christian Response to Terrorism
When Jesus was crucified—a horrific terrorist attack—He trusted God, and so should we.
Was the Iraq War Worth It? A Christian Reflection for the Tenth Anniversary of the Invasion
BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- Was the invasion of Iraq worth it? Not by any definition of “worth” that I believe is supported by the gospel...
Anwar Al-Awlaki: Eye For an Eye, or a Third Way?
I've been reflecting on the recent killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an Al Qaida leader operating from Yemen, by American forces. A friend asked me if the fact that al-Awlaki was American-born had any impact on how...
How 9/11 has Shaped our Collective Struggle
The events of 9/11 retain a powerful grip on our collective consciousness. Nearly every American adult can answer “what were you doing during the attacks?” Personally and collectively, we’ve been profoundly...