I Believe You Have Never Disclosed That You Are A Muslim Reza Aslan is one of my favorite thinkers. His previous book on Mohamed is a key to understanding that religion and his new book on Jesus should stimulate a lot of people to think about the origins of Christianity. Sadly, Reza seems to be [...]
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Is Israel/Palestine Peace Possible?
Rina Castelnuovo for The New York Times Israel Quietly Tends to Syria’s Wounded By ISABEL KERSHNER 8:33 PM ET As the civil war in Syria rages, scores of casualties have been discreetly spirited across the hostile frontier for lifesaving treatment in Israel, an enemy country.[...]
THE Ave Challenge: Who is it?
A. anti Israel protester in costume B. Israeli fundamentalist opposed to requirement for military service C. Jewish ally of Ahmadinejad and Arafat D. Actor from Iranian movie about the founding of the Jewish state E. The grandson of Golda Meir[...]
Anniversary of the Negris leaving Spain
My family name, when we lived in Spain, was Negri .. a word meaning that we were dark folks like the moors. In March 1492 King Ferdinand, under pressure from Torquemada, issued a decree of expulsion against the Negri. Four months later, two days before Christopher Columbus set sail, my family left[...]
July 7th, 2014 - 9:36 am § in Religion
Caliph Speaks
ISIS’ Caliph claims to be Muhammad’s successor, ruler of all Muslims.[...]
A New Muslim Face Looks to Israel
Will “Kurdistan” Emerge as A New Force for Peace Between Israel and Palestine? Remember Saladin? The great conqueror of the Crusaders was a Kurd. Maimonides, the greatest Jewish Rabbi, was an adviser and physician to Saladin. While Sadam Hussein’s rule was limited by A[...]
China: China Controls the Cross
The Pew Research Center claims that there are more than 67 million Christians in China. China’s government is concerned that spread of the organized religion is “too excessive and too haphazard” in an address to Communist Party members. The Wire reports that “In April, auth[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Pope Francis to host joint Israel-Palestinian peace prayer
Pope Francis has invited Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas to pray at the Vatican. The sense of irony here is overwhelming. When Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President , Mahmoud Abbas come together with Pontifex Maximus Francis, how many of the men there will be believers in …[...]
May 26th, 2014 - 10:26 pm § in Religion
Pope Francis and Benjamin Netanyahu Spar over Jesus’ Language
Pope .. He spoke Aramaic. Benjamin .. he spoke Hebrew of course Mel Gibson .. He spoke Church Latin. Who was right?[...]
IMPORTANT NEW BOOK
I INTRODUCING “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” The new book from Reza Aslan From the internationally bestselling author of No god but God comes a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that calls into question everything we thought we k[...]