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| Combating Islamophobia and How ISIS Distorts the Quran |
| December 11, 2015 |
A panel of Muslim-Americans responds to Donald Trump’s plan to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. And two scholars put the Quran's 'sword verses' in context. |
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| Muslims Respond to Trump: 'He Couldn't Give ISIS a Better Gift' |
December 10, 2015 |
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Hate mail, vandalism against Islamic centers, and even a pig's head thrown in a mosque are just some of the complaints the Council on American-Islamic Relations has received in the days since the Paris and San Bernadino terror attacks and Donald Trump's anti-Muslim statements. In fact, CAIR's executive director tells us that the attacks against Muslims are the worst he's seen in his 20 years at CAIR. Awad and two Muslim scholars respond to the backlash.
Nihad Awad, Executive Director of CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Yasir Qadhi, Muslim cleric and professor at Rhodes College
Maria Dakake, Editor of The Study Quran and professor at George Mason University
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| In the Age of Texting, the Quiet Intimacy of a Prayer Request Line |
December 10, 2015 |
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Though you can reach them by text, email and letter, 1-800-NOW-PRAY is still the most popular way to contact Silent Unity, a prayer ministry established in 1907. These days they receive 4,000 calls a day from all over the world, and as far as its founders know, it's the longest-running prayer request line in history. We find out more about the spiritual movement behind that number, Unity, and explore the enduring comfort of the human voice.
Charlotte Shelton, President of Unity
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| Star Wars: A 'Template For Awe' |
December 10, 2015 |
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Say what you want about “hero journeys” or the veiled Eastern mysticism of the Jedi Knights—that’s the icing on the cake in Star Wars. It’s the smallness you feel in its big universe that’s the real spiritual “force” of George Lucas' epic. Writer Eric Wargo tells us that for him, great space movies like Star Wars really are religion, re-linking, reconnecting him with something higher and far, far bigger than himself.
Eric Wargo, science writer (National Institutes of Health) and blogger on science fiction and futurism (The Nightshirt) |
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