Tag: Christianity
Notre Dame of Gaza: Our Mosques and Churches are Also Burning
Apr 27, 2019 | Viewpoints, Palestine, Politics
The media seem oblivious to the obliteration of everything we hold sacred in Palestine as Israel continues to blow up, bulldoze, and desecrate.
Read MoreA Cathedral and a Mosque Engulfed in Fire; One Ravages the Past, the Other Threatens the Future
Apr 16, 2019 | Viewpoints, Culture, Palestine
Concurrent with the fire that ravaged Notre Dame, but lesser reported, the al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem fell victim to a fire of an unknown origin.
Read MoreNoam Chomsky: Hopes and Anxieties in the Age of Trump
Aug 17, 2018 | News & Analysis, Americas, Politics, US
Noam Chomsky offers insights on issues ranging from Iran to Latin America and the risk of nuclear war under Trump.
Read MoreUS Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital: A Travesty of History
To understand Trump’s policy reversal in recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel requires understanding the character of Zionism and Jerusalem as part of a “messianic” “Greater Israel”, as well as the historical relationship between this ancient pre-Israelite city and the many peoples of the region.
Read MoreMoses For #MeToo?
May 17, 2018 | Viewpoints, Culture, US
If Thomas Jefferson has made the #MeToo list of abusers, surely there is room for Moses, his soldiers, and the god he invented to deify Zionism.
Read MoreTrump’s Doomsday Jerusalem Speech
Dec 15, 2017 | Palestine, Politics, Viewpoints
Moslems are safeguarding the world by refusing to abandon the city where both Christian and Jewish Zionists want to bring the world to an end.
Read More‘Say the Word’: What the Rohingya Struggle is Really About
Dec 9, 2017 | Viewpoints, Asia Pacific, Politics
By refusing to speak out against the Myanmar government’s ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people, Pope Francis has darkly stained his legacy.
Read MorePope Francis’s Crusade against Indifference
Jul 14, 2015 | Regions, Viewpoints
Should papal diplomacy prove ineffective in reconciling the church with society, a potential force for so much more good would be lost.
Read MoreOn Burning People Alive
Feb 10, 2015 | US, Viewpoints
When we revile ISIS, we should remember the magnitude of our own massive premeditated murders and our own original sins.
Read MoreWhy Do So Many Muslims Act Like Barbarians?
Jan 30, 2015 | Culture, Palestine, Viewpoints
Barbarism is not in the Koran. We, the sophisticated barbarians, have driven them to barbarity.
Read MoreThe Elephant in the Room: The Origin of Modern Terror and Crumbling Western Values
Jan 30, 2015 | Palestine, US, Viewpoints
While the mainstream media focus on “Islamic extremism”, Israel’s agonizingly long occupation of Palestine continues.
Read MoreThe Greatest Gift for All
Be we religious or not, our celebration of Christ’s birthday celebrates a religion that made us masters of our souls and of our political life on Earth.
Read MoreThe Greatest Gift for All
The decorations and gifts of Christmas are one of our connections to a Christian culture that has held Western civilization together for 2,000 years.
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