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Before his visit to Turkey, we examined Pope Benedict XVI's controversial remarks on Islam. Our readers looked beyond a clash of civilizations and encouraged soul searching among all faiths...
...would be better if Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders would seek open dialogue with Muslim clerics rather than confront them with inflammatory debate [Nov. 27]. Christianity and Islam have glorious yet violent pasts; both have lost their way with stubborn claims to exclusive truth and the consequent rise of intolerant fundamentalism. Leaders of neither religion can claim the moral high ground, given their failure to shelter the innocent during the great wars and genocides of the 20th century. In the 21st century, both religions have the moral obligation to face the future together. Edward D. Walker East Lansing...
...TIME's story said, "The Roman Catholic Church's own record in the religious-mayhem department is hardly pristine," suggesting that the church has no business criticizing jihadist Islam. But right now Muslims are free to practice their faith in Christian-dominated nations, while non-Muslims in predominantly Islamic countries are severely, sometimes violently, restricted. The Pope is to be commended, not sneered at, for sticking his neck out for the sake of interfaith dialogue based on doctrine, reason and truth. David Pearson North Branford, Connecticut...
...they broke up “partly because of the inevitable artistic differences, but mostly because we didn’t like each other very much.” In his senior year of high school, Goldman co-founded Yakub, named for the evil scientist who in Nation of Islam mythology engineered the white race. With Goldman singing and doing most of the songwriting, Yakub was more political than the Hysterics. Their first song, the Goldman-written “Republic of Virtue,” was a “complaint about...the mediocrity and parochial character...
Some in attendance said they agreed with Darwish’s call to fight against radical Islam...