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Muslims and the Law
Both the New York Times, and the Christian Science Monitor report a troublesome decline in the relationship between Muslim leaders in America and the FBI.Efforts to collaborate among these two valuable parts of the American family should be a source of our pride as Americans,...
Rain and flu challenge Mecca pilgrims - AP gets it right
A natural part of all religious groups is what outsiders perceive to be a secretiveness or an exclusiveness surrounding their innermost matters. This ubiquitous religious habit, often misperceived to reflect something to hide, or airs of superiority, is completely opposite to... The Melbourne Parliament: A question of relevance
The 5000 person Melbourne Parliament of World Religions has come and gone. 1000 sessions, a week of events, and the most famous religionists in the world. Yet what do we know about it? What news have we heard? From December 3 - 9 of this year in Melbourne, Australia, the... Climategate: The 5th Plague
AP reports that thousands of pieces of correspondence between some of the world's leading climate scientists were stolen from the unit at the University of East Anglia and leaked to the Internet late last month. Skeptics of man-made global warming say the e-mails are proof... Where in our lives does religion belong?
Religion is a dicey subject. Along with politics it is known to be one of the two big no no's when trying to keep dinner conversation peaceful and civil.For most, the word religion means buildings (churches, temples, and mosques), beliefs, books (like the Bible, the Qur'an or... Belief and Charity, Rough Times Ahead
We humans are both physical and spiritual. Ideally these should function happily in harmony. Often they don't. This war waged within is eloquently described by many religious greats through the ages, the apostle Paul in Romans 7:23 ("another law at work in my members ...... Papal Cynicism
On October 20, Pope Benedict XVI approved a plan wherein the Pope will issue an apostolic constitution, a form of papal decree, that will lead to the creation of "personal ordinariates" for Anglicans who convert to Rome.John Hooper of the UK Guardian reports: "More than half... The Global Water Crisis, Untapped Resources
This paper was created by commission to be presented at the: The Fifth Global Forum on Human Settlements Water and Human Settlements in the 21st Century November 8 – 9, 2009, Wuxi, China Unseen Causes in Danger to Water, Untapped Resources for the Protection of Water... Politics and substance in the Sotomayor nomination
by Frank Kaufmann May 31, 2009We are moving toward a just society.Not because we are seeing things in the moment grow increasingly just, but because the instruments necessary for justice are gradually falling into place.Injustice is possible under conditions of imbalance of... The Clinton Visit to Indonesia: Islam is a Religion
New York, NY, United States,Indonesia was the second nation, after Japan, visited by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her first overseas mission for the Obama administration. This was brilliant and correct. There is broad consensus within foreign policy circles that... 143 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Stimulus Counter Proposal
This morning a friend (a political professional) called:"Excellent article Frank. I fully agree with the critique you laid out vis a vis the process that led up to passing the current stimulus package. But I must ask, what is your counter proposal?"I responded that I did in... Simulus Package - Not a Victory
Only by partisan and non-progressive standards can the preliminary passing of this week's stimulus package be called a "victory" for the new Obama administration. Both the political process and its analysis and commentary in the media was a feast for the demons of politics as... Be Good and Grow Rich: Reversing the Economic Meltdown
By FRANK KAUFMANN"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein.< EVERYTHING THAT breaks does so because essentials are violated, basic elements collapse under the strain. Analyses and proposed remedies must start... 165 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
