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Laying Down the Sword

Laying Down The Sword: A Review

Qasim Rashid | Posted 04.08.2012 | Religion
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Qasim Rashid

Religion does not justify terrorism -- terrorists justify terrorism.

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What To Do About Violent Biblical Texts?

Philip Jenkins | Posted 04.04.2012 | Religion
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Philip Jenkins

Before attacking Islam, Christians and Jews need to think carefully about one name in particular, which is that of Phinehas, the patron saint of hate crime.

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Laying Down The Sword: An Explosive Look At Holy War

Kamran Pasha | Posted 02.21.2012 | Religion
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Kamran Pasha

Such efforts to "one up" each other's religions are uniformly unproductive, especially when one is ignorant about the problems in one's own tradition. It fuels bigotry and ultimately a crisis of personal faith.

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