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Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, is designated by the Koran as a time of prayer, spiritual reflection and fasting. Paradoxically, one Muslim nation is this year faced with the unusual, if not unprecedented, prospect of war during the holy month. And with no sign of an imminent end to the conflict in Afghanistan, American military officials must consider whether fighting should continue into Ramadan, which begins...
...measure of Nusseibeh?s desire for compromise and coexistence that after the terrorist attacks against the U.S., he showed up at a sparsely attended Muslim-Christian prayer service for the victims at the Dominican Church in East Jerusalem. You might call it a family custom - each day since Omar?s time, a Nusseibeh has unlocked the heavy doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the spot where most Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected; at night, a Nusseibeh is entrusted with locking them, safely and securely. It will take all the rationality of this Nusseibeh to ensure...
...Student Religious Liberty Month" and is sending a letter urging school districts to allow students to pray; the letter also includes information about the Supreme Court's recent thinking on religion in the classroom. Meanwhile, South Carolina legislators are pushing to revive what looks like full-blown school-sponsored prayer. Republican House members gathered last week to "pre-introduce" a bill mandating a "moment of silent prayer," language that has been struck down by courts. "Tens of millions of Americans broke the law on Sept. 11 and in the days that followed--they prayed in public places. Kids prayed...
Until then, John Burruss, an administrator with the Mustang Public Schools outside Oklahoma City, has seized the moment. At a recent football game, he joined in a stadium-wide prayer. "People in time of crisis are drawn to their faith," he says. "They turn their eyes to God and their country." The question is whether, in a time of crisis, they're ready to erase the line between...
...Omen A man was ejected from an American Airlines Los Angeles-to-Dallas flight after he snatched the cabin microphone to lead other passengers in prayer...