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...attitude towards religion is at times problematic. “At Harvard, we are told to think critically about every aspect of our lives, except for faith and religion”, said Stephanie M. Cole ’11, a member of the Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship...
...Jesus Christ is probably the most famous martyr in history. Why has this trend not resonated as strongly among Christians as it has among Muslims? Early Christian communities were very happy to self-destruct but after the Enlightenment there was an increasing separation between religious spheres of action and political spheres of action, whereas in Islam, religious dynamics are still very much intertwined with political agendas. In Christianity, you don't really see what you see in Islam where the [political] martyr is a Christ-like figure. In Christian communities, if you act like a Christ-like figure to solve...
...there no suicide terror among Christian or Jewish groups who have suffered injustice? Or among African Americans in the 20th century? The reason that I explore in my book is that Christianity and Judaism have evolved a very powerful tradition of comedy that undermines the heroic stature of someone who presumed to be the Messiah. And in some ways, the suicide bomber is someone who says, "I'm like the Messiah, my martyrdom is so great that what I'm doing for the community is like what Hussein...
...men’s side, junior Dan Chenoweth continued a stellar year for the Crimson, as he dominated another Ivy League field to finish first. The third-year runner posted a 25:09.2 on the 8K course, 10.5 seconds better than his closest competitor, Brown’s Christian Escareno. Chenoweth’s 5:01 mile pace was impressive on paper, but Saretsky praised his top runner’s intangible skills even more...
...major complaints from the school authorities have been low attendance and an attitude problem, not only with the children but with their parents too," says Madhumati Lade, the family counselor appointed by the Jai Ho Trust, which was established by filmmakers Danny Boyle and Christian Colson to provide shelter, education and health care support for the two young stars of their award-winning movie. Lade visits the school three times a week to check on the children's progress, and she says that for the past six months, their attendance has been steadily dipping. "Rubina has 28% attendance, while Azhar...