Religions Pull Together to Defend Marriage

A suggestion that there might be a more formal and concerted effort by all faith communities in Britain to defend marriage has been made by the representative of the Pope to England, Scotland an Wales. The Daily Telegraph reports today… Read More

A Muslim’s Respect for Life

In a world preoccupied with material wealth and convenience, the gift of life is often minimized and sometimes forgotten altogether. Modernity encourages us to view “unwanted” life as a burden that will hold us back. For Muslims, however, just as… Read More

Mississippi Mud–The Breech & The Turning, Part 2

Editor’s Note: In this second installment of “The Breech & The Turning,” Cari Donaldson continues her spiritual quest and finds herself grounded, unexpectedly, in the Mississippi mud. If you’d like to begin at the beginning, read the first installment here.… Read More

Do Catholics and Muslims Worship the Same God?

It certainly seems as if we worship the same God. After all, we call God by the same name. Arabic-speaking Christians, including Eastern Catholics such as Maronites and Melkites, use the word “Allah” for the God of the Bible.
But… Read More

U.K. Muslim Minister: Protect Christianity!

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi is the co-chairman of the British Conservative Party and the first female Muslim to serve as a minister in a UK cabinet. This week she gave a controversial speech about the role of faith in public life… Read More

In A Far and Distant Land–CE Exclusive from Saudi Arabia

Editor’s Note: Many of us are rightly concerned about the dangers of radical Islam.  The Church constantly reminds us, though, to be open to the possibility of dialogue wherever it exists.  One of our favorite columnists at Catholic Exchange, Harold… Read More

Male Nurse Fired for Treating Female Muslim Patients

When you get to the point that taxpayer-funded entities are having to comply with personal religious beliefs rather than letting people do their job, you’re going down a road that does not end in a good place.

How About Some Evangelical R-E-S-P-E-C-T for the Truth?

On May 18, R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, was featured as a guest columnist for the online Christian Post with an article entitled “R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Should Christians ‘Respect’ Other Religions?” The burden of his piece… Read More

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