In Forward, the Jewish weekly newspaper, A.J. Goodman reports on a recent trip of Muslim leaders to Auschwitz and Dachau.
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Islam and ecology
by John D. BoyIn the German web magazine Telepolis, Eren Güvercin writes on "eco-Islam." Ecological consciousness in most Muslim-majority countries remains low (while ecological problems associated with rapid urbanization spiral out of control), but European Muslims have been on the forefront of tying ecology to Islamic ethics in recent years. Muslim community organizations in the United Kingdom have been particularly active. This has not gone without notice by the wider public. Only recently, none other than Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, gave a talk entitled "Islam and the Environment," outlining how teachings of Islam potentially entail an ecological ethos.
August 18, 2010
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“A Film Unfinished”
by Amanda KaplanNew York Times film critic Jeannette Catsoulis reviews "A Film Unfinished," an analysis of the unfinished Nazi Propaganda "Das Ghetto" revealing "vivid insight into the restrictions of daily life and the methods of the Nazi filmmakers."
August 18, 2010
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Reviewing Hipster Christianity
by David WalkerAt Religion Dispatches, Nicole Greenfield reviews Brett McCracken's Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide.
August 19, 2010
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Google, God, and the public
by John D. BoyGoogle's attempt to bring its Street View service to Germany has met with strong opposition. Given the country's history, the opposition feeds off many Germans' wariness of encroachments upon their privacy---a wariness that Jeff Jarvis has called "something nearing a cultural obsession." In this vein, a leading newspaper commented that "Google knows more about you and me than the KGB, Stasi or Gestapo ever dreamed of." Not least among those opposing the Californian internet giant's service are the German churches. Several Protestant churches have registered concerns, including the largest of the Landeskirchen, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover.
August 19, 2010
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A spiritual and moral approach to capitalism and aid
by Amanda KaplanSpeaking of Faith's Krista Tippett interviews Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of the Acumen Fund, on the ethics of aid and the coining of the term "patient capitalism."
August 20, 2010
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Religious freedom, wisdom, and Park51
by Jessica PolebaumAs the mid-term electoral season enters its final months, the growing controversy over the construction of Park51, the now well-known Muslim community center proposed to be built near the former site of the World Trade Center, has rocketed from an issue of local concern to one of apparently national import.
August 20, 2010
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Perceiving the President
by Aaron WeinsteinA recent Pew Research poll indicates that an increasing percentage of Americans believe Barack Obama is a Muslim.
August 20, 2010
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What’s wrong with burning the Qur’an?
by Richard AmesburyA Florida church’s plans to burn copies of the Qur’an on September 11 have drawn widespread condemnation, including from the local fire department.
August 20, 2010
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Half-truth stirs Park51 controversy pot
by Amanda KaplanAt The Huffington Post, Jeffrey Feldman reports that Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer's claims regarding the Carmelite convent controversy are false.
August 23, 2010