In recent weeks, “sharia” has become the favorite buzzword of many a politician, blogger, and pundit. We heard the word at Peter King’s second round of Muslim radicalization hearings, in remarks made by presidential hopefuls at the recent GOP debate, and in T.V. appearances by blogger/activists who claim to fight “radical Islam.” We also heard …
9/11 Hate-Crime Victim Seeks to Save His Attacker
After 9/11, Rais Bhuiyan was targeted in a hate-crime--shot in the face--because he is Muslim. Now, his faith is motivating him to save the life of the man who attacked him. Listen to the NPR interview with Rais here. We all must learn from his ability to forgive.
Searching for our own Edward R. Murrow
Today, New York Representative Peter King held a second round of Congressional hearings concerning “Muslim radicalization in the U.S.” In an era when anti-Muslim rhetoric continues to spew unchecked from the mouths of presidential hopefuls and talking heads on cable, many others and I fear that these hearings are evidence that a new McCarthyism, one …
Easter Sunday: Praying with Mary Magdalene
In the purple light of the morning, sitting front of the empty, open tomb, Mary Magdalene weeps in the garden alone. ‘How could they have taken my Lord? Who did this?’ She pushes herself up off the rock, wiping under her eyes with her red scarf and wrapping it more tightly around her. Once again, she …
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Holy Saturday: Praying with the Apostles
Holy Saturday is a day of waiting and anxiety. I imagine the apostles holed up in a small room in Jerusalem, waiting for the Roman soldiers to come arrest them. The authorities have already crucified Jesus, and the apostles expect that they are next. Waiting for their deaths, many of them doubt the promise that …
JORDAN DENARI DUFFNER 