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Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, will use a Quran once owned by Thomas Jefferson during his ceremonial swearing-in today.
According to CNN.com, Ellison spokesman Rick Jauert said the new congressman “wants this to be a special day, and using Thomas Jefferson’s Quran makes it even more special.”
“Jefferson’s Quran dates religious tolerance to [...]

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This past week on The Huffington Post, Philip Slater published an article entitled The Great Fundamentalist Hoax. I have devoted alot of time and energy reminding people that there is a difference between fundamentalism and radicalism, and just as I anticipated, this article serves to propagate the confusion of the two. Yet, like many articles [...]

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I recently discovered John Alan Turner’s blog, Faith 2.0, and have been really enjoying it. As of late he has been dealing a lot with The Da Vinci Code, and he asked, “What Would Jesus Do With The Da Vinci Code?” I responded thus:
In Matthew 16:13 Jesus asked, “Who do people say that the [...]

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After my recent post about Islam, there was extensive discussion in the comment section. I realized that I should state my position on Islam more clearly, and I’m currently working on an article that does that, as well as comparing Islam to Christianity. Unfortunately, this week has been insanely busy, and I haven’t yet had [...]

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