I have a feeling I am not going to run short of material about the intersection of faith and the public square this election season. With the heightened awareness of the Democratic party and their increasing response to issues of faith in this election it is proving to be a fascinating run up to November.Just …
The Landscape of Religion in America
A new report entitled "The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey" released yesterday by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life in America offers some fascinating insights into religion in our country. The report provides a deeper look into the variegated approach to religion in general and even within particular religious traditions in our country.A couple …
Religious Freedom in Algeria – a resource
Last week, I posted about persecution of believers in North Africa, with specific focus given to Algeria. I was recently informed about a very thorough web-site related to this topic entitled: "Group for Algeria: In Defence of Believers of a Faith Other than Islam in Algeria." If you have an interest in the topic of …
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Tony Blair: Religion and the Future of Politics
I came across two interesting articles last week about Tony Blair, former Prime Minister in the UK. Alongside of his daunting role as special peace envoy to the Middle East, Mr. Blair is now launching the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.To quote his web-site, the goals of this new foundation are:to promote respect and understanding between …
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The Church in Algeria
In the past few years, I have been particularly interested in what is happening in the church in North Africa. There are a variety of reasons for my interest, but I'll offer two of them here: 1) North Africa was one of the most vibrant centers of Christianity in the first 500 years after Christ, …
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