The social network that you can wear
- LIFESTYLE
- February 6, 2015
Though widely known as the nation's gay mecca, San Francisco is also heavily Catholic, with an estimated 25 percent of its 735,000 residents looking to Rome (to some degree or another) for guidance in matters of faith and morality. Thus, in a city that has never hesitated to legislate social policy, a collision of nationwide
READ MOREThe Eighth IRLA World Congress Now, more than ever, we need a holistic understanding of religious freedom.” These words from Ganoune Diop, Secretary General of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA), summed up one of the key objectives of a unique international gathering of religious freedom advocates held August 22 to 24 in Hollywood, Florida.
READ MOREFor those intrigued by the advance of freedom, even and perhaps especially the advance of religious liberty in the Middle East, Robin Wright’s Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East is a major contender for your nightstand. It juxtaposes sweeping historical accounts of political, social, and religious developments with insightful biographical portraits, producing
READ MOREThey put the Negroes in the schools," said Representative George W. Andrews of Alabama after the 1962 Engel prayer decision, "and now they've driven God out." Of course, in the 35 years since then, the nation has progressed enough in race relations that no serious politician would utter such crudities. Yet America doesn't seem to
READ MOREThey put the Negroes in the schools," said Representative George W. Andrews of Alabama after the 1962 Engel prayer decision, "and now they've driven God out." Of course, in the 35 years since then, the nation has progressed enough in race relations that no serious politician would utter such crudities. Yet America doesn't seem to
READ MOREMany of us approached the year 2000 with millennial fears of computer hell and the meltdown of modern life. These turned out to be groundless fears. Now in the days beyond and into 2001 many of us have downgraded our fears of apocalypse to simple alarm. Electoral gridlock . . . get over it. Electrical
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