Tag: September 11
Join our discussion of the most anticipated religion and ethics news stories in the year ahead. More
“This isn’t about bigotry. This isn’t about religious persecution. This really is about sensitivity and a profound sense of loss,” says Fordham University Law School professor Thane Rosenbaum. More
A Christian leader in Indonesia says a Florida church’s plans to burn Qurans on 9/11 could endanger Christian minorities in predominantly Muslim countries. More
Watch religious leaders speaking this week about Muslim, Christian, Jewish, and American ideals and values and the New York City Islamic center controversy. More
From Haiti to the Holocaust to 9/11, and at all times of extreme human suffering, cataclysm, and catastrophe, people have asked questions about the role of God and his purposes. Watch excerpts from some of our recent interviews about Haiti … More
As the war in Afghanistan approaches its eighth year, Bob Abernethy speaks with William Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute in Washington, about the future of the United States’ involvement in that region. More
People of many faiths and religious backgrounds joined Muslims on September 3 at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, DC for a prayer service and Ramadan dinner to celebrate interfaith service projects. Watch scenes from the service and listen … More
BOB ABERNETHY, host: Ever since 9/11, there have been plans and negotiations for a memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania to the 40 passengers and crew members who died when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed. When hijackers diverted their plane, passengers struggled … More
On the anniversary of the September 11th attacks, one frequent theme is the concept of evil and how to fight it. During the Obama-McCain forum at Saddleback Church on August 16, 2008, Pastor Rick Warren asked both presidential candidates about … More
While religious conflict is dominating the headlines, there are some who are trying to find understanding and respect across religious lines. A group of women in Cambridge, Massachusetts is doing just that. They have founded a book club to learn from each other’s Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions. More