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Sept. 13 issue
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Free to build a place of peace
The proposed Islamic center in New York City, known as Park51, is meant to increase harmony, peace and well-being, says Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam behind the project. But, as so often happens today, those who spread fear and prejudice are distorting such intentions.
Sept. 6 issue
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Not a grand design, just love
The U.S. war in Afghanistan pursues grand designs of nation-building and the defeat of terrorism. Toward these ends Americans spend hundreds of billions of dollars, deploy tens of thousands of troops and sacrifice thousands of lives.
Aug. 23 issue
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Voices and stories, diverse and united
For the first 18 years of my life, I didn’t know much about Mennonites beyond southern Pennsylvania, where my ancestors and extended family have lived for generations.
Aug. 16 issue
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Our welcome needs work
Do we want to welcome strangers to our churches? We might say we do, but sometimes our actions don’t match our words.
Aug. 9 issue
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Fair exchange for blueberries
It can sometimes seem cliché to hear participants in service and mission trips report that they received more than they gave.
Aug. 2 issue
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The embodied power of presence
The filmmaker Woody Allen said 90 percent of life is just showing up. The number is debatable, but the basic point is right: Every meaningful act starts with being there.
July 26 issue
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More than symbols
Baptizing a convert or celebrating communion, we act out symbols of spiritual truths. And yet these rituals are more than that.
July 19 issue
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New friends in peace
Interchurch relationships can lead in surprising directions. Here’s one: Mennonites and a denomination with Mormon roots have found a common identity as peace churches.
July 12 issue
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Pacifists and police
If in trouble, many pacifists would call the police. Yet we don’t often consider whether that choice would always be in line with our Christian beliefs.
July 5 issue
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Born to sing, and be heard
Was the song sacred or secular? As always with the band U2, it was sacred if you wanted it to be. “I was born to sing for you,” sang Bono, U2’s frontman. The “you,” of course, was God.
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