Newsfeed of Fear: An Editorial on News Editing — The news media’s addiction to spectacular violence might not be so insidious if it were accompanied by the kind of empathy and compassion that serve to reduce violence in the real world. Editors may feel caught in a system that has to balance public interest with […]
Biblical Archaeology’s Top Ten of 2014
Biblical Archaeology’s Top Ten of 2014 — CT’s list of the broad variety of institutional and salvage excavations taking place in the lands of the Bible including the tomb of Stephen, the temple at Tel Burna, the “stone rejected by the builders,” and more at Herod’s temple. Students benefit by understanding an historically informed faith.
An Articulate Lutheran Small Business Owner on Same-Sex Marriage
An Articulate Lutheran Small Business Owner on Same-Sex Marriage — NPR has a series on same-sex marriage views in North Dakota. This 7 min. audio clip can offer students a clearly expressed view from a thoughtful layperson with which they can agree and/or disagree.
Is Writing From a Muslim Perspective an Appropriate History Assignment?
Is Writing From a Muslim Perspective an Appropriate History Assignment? — A Wisconsin high school teacher faces criticism for assigning a five-paragraph point-of-view essay to her sophomore world history class in which the students were instructed to write from a Muslim perspective.
President of World Bank Builds Alliance with Religious Leaders Roundtable
President of World Bank Builds Alliance with Religious Leaders Roundtable — A group of religious leaders have joined forces with the World Bank to attempt to end extreme poverty by 2030. More than 30 religious leaders and heads of global faith-based organizations signed the joint statement.
Public Accommodation and Private Litigation
Public Accommodation and Private Discrimination — The author seeks to clarify existing distinctions in religious freedom and civil rights laws and court actions. The reader will need to consider how the author and participants in these issues parse this effort and the distinctions. However than may be, the article may be useful.
