Challenging Radical Islam — Some condemn ISIS and Boko Haram but insist that their acts have nothing to do with true Islam. Others opine that ISIS and Boko Haram do represent Islam’s true face. In this article, John Azumah says that neither perspective is helpful. Both distort the nature of Islam and its relation to […]
How Singles Can Contribute to a Marriage Culture
How Singles Can Contribute to a Marriage Culture — This 6 min. video from the Southern Baptists’ Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission offers students a perspective on singleness as a vocation that helps sustain marriage as a cultural and a religious institution. The speaker, Jennifer Marshall, is the author of Now and Not Yet: Making […]
Teachers and Religious Apparel in the Classroom
Teachers and Religious Apparel in the Classroom — A 65-year-old Pennsylvania law barring teachers from wearing “religious garb” in class, though rarely enforced, has resurfaced, much to the irritation of school officials and religious liberty advocates. That law allowed a man to recently register a complaint over a teacher at the East Pennsboro Middle School […]
Gay Christians Choosing Celibacy
Gay Christians Choosing Celibacy — This WaPo feature article on the emergence of gays in Catholic and evangelical circles explores their feelings toward churches, right or wrong as well as the feelings of others in the church toward them. The piece could serve as a helpful lens on the interpersonal emphasis that influences student perspectives.
Most Say Religious Holiday Displays on Public Property are OK
Most Say Religious Holiday Displays on Public Property are OK — 44% of Americans say Christian symbols like nativity scenes should be allowed on government property even if they are not accompanied by symbols from other religions. 28% of U.S. adults say that such symbols should be permitted, but only if they are accompanied by […]
