Iran and Nuclear Weapons

On Tuesday, November 8, 2011 the “New York Times ran a piece reporting on The long-awaited report, [of the] International Atomic Energy Agency noting it to be the harshest judgment that the agency has ever issued in its decade-long struggle to pierce the secrecy ...

9/11: Ten Years After

America cannot find the path to recovery while looking to elected officials, business leaders, policy makers, media stars and celebrities, nor tech companies and wizards. We have lost the mediating structures between self and public life. More thanks to my daughter...

Wisdom Thinkers reflect on 9/11: Ten years after

In recent years, good efforts have been made to advance the cause of peace through dialogue, but as time passes, the concept of bound communities talking across lines of separation is proving to be an insufficient starting point toward the outcome of a peaceful world. Our...

Opinion: Is it Christian to burn the Qu'ran?

This article compares Islam and Christianity, and examines the decision of Terry Jones to burn Qu'rans in front of his church this Saturday on 9/11. " Now, what if some random fellow of equally massive insignificance as "pastor" Jones situated in some Muslim village about...

Mosque near Ground Zero

Was the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution of the United States written to protect only people we like? "One can only be concerned over the politicization of the controversy surrounding plans to build an Islamic center and mosque near the site of the World Trade Center....

Fatwas and the burka ban

This article is about a Saudi cleric trying to chart a middle ground, to stay faithful to spiritual ideals as he understands them, yet create space for Europeans who seek to live Muslim lives consonant with the laws of their lands (even when disagreeing with the...

The only viable strategy for the Vatican

Making Levada the point man in responding to media criticism of the pope was a dicey move. Pope Benedict chose Levada in 2005 to succeed him as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,But choosing Levada to bring justice to the Vatican was always ...

Packers-Cardinals Game Ends in Officiating Controversy

Last nights Packers-Cardinals game was a thrill until the last minute.  In a single moment bad reffing destroyed the drama. "One of the most exciting games in recent memory ended amid controversy Sunday evening. Karlos Dansby's fumble return for a touchdown gave the...

The Church, Sex Abuse Legislation, Robocalls, and a Lawsuit

A fascinating entanglement of deeds and issues has brought together what could well be spun into a good grainy New York flick noire. All this might not have come to light, had the Bishop not tried to thank the Assemblyman.The Assemblyman blocks legislation to allow suits...