Category Archives: Religious Faith

The Times Wakes Up While Schumer Says He Helped the White House Do the Right Thing

Posted on March 12, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The New York Times finally woke up to the Charles Freeman affair and  wrote about Freeman’s withdrawal in its news pages this morning.  The Times called AIPAC for a statement and allowed a spokesman to deny involvement while treating the … Continue reading →

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Rick Warren To Pray at Obama’s Inaugural? Was Otis Moss III Already Booked?

Posted on December 19, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall                     When word came that Barack Obama had selected Rick Warren to give the opening prayer at his inauguration, you had to wonder, was Otis Moss III … Continue reading →

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Life’s Circle: From King in Memphis to Obama in Grant Park

Posted on November 9, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Barack Obama’s election night victory speech included a stirring echo of Martin Luther King Jr.’s final sermon, delivered in Memphis, Tennessee, the night before he died. King spoke on April 3, 1968, at the Mason Temple (Church of God … Continue reading →

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Obama: “Now is Not the Time for Fear”

Posted on October 11, 2008 by wallwritings

                                                                           Time photo by Callie … Continue reading →

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A PERSONAL WORD. . . A Hate DVD on Your Front Porch

Posted on October 4, 2008 by wallwritings

 From Dr. Omid Safi, Associate Professor, Religious Studies,  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. On his personal web site, Dr. Safi describes the impact on his family by the distribution of the hate-filled DVD, Obsession, distributed in a newspaper ad in … Continue reading →

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Has Your Newspaper Put a Hate DVD On Your Front Porch?

Posted on October 1, 2008 by wallwritings

  by James M. Wall If you live in a state too red or blue to be considered a swing state, you will not have seen newspaper ads that include a free propaganda documentary DVD film entitled Obsession. On the other hand, If your state … Continue reading →

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Marty and the Financial Meltdown With Friedman and Neibuhr

Posted on September 23, 2008 by wallwritings

    Guest column by  Martin E. Marty  “Worst Crisis Since ’30s, With No End in Sight,” screamed the September 18th Wall Street Journal.  The authors of the full-page story tuck in this line under the sub-head “Spreading Disease:” The U. S. financial  system “is … Continue reading →

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Rudy Guilliani Insults Islam and Clings to the Politics of Fear

Posted on September 4, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall To really grasp Rudy Guilliani’s disdain and anger toward Islam, a bigotry he incorrectly assumes all non-Muslim Americans share,  we need to closely study the keynote address he gave as an introduction to the Republican vice presidential candidate, … Continue reading →

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Can a Cone of Silence Exist in a World With Evil?

Posted on August 19, 2008 by wallwritings

  99: Oh, Max what a terrible weapon of destruction. Smart: Yes. You know, China, Russia, and France should outlaw all nuclear weapons. We should insist upon it. 99: What if they don’t, Max? Smart: Then we may have to … Continue reading →

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The Moral Obligation of Our Stewardship of the Planet

Posted on August 2, 2008 by wallwritings

             by James M. Wall                      Former Colorado senator Gary Hart has drafted a policy blueprint for the next U.S. president. Hart, a Democrat who began his political career in 1971 … Continue reading →

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