Last night, as part of my Pluralism class requirements, I attended a lecture given by Dr. Rashid Omar, a Muslim scholar, clergyman, and professor at Notre Dame, who spoke on “Understanding Islam: Beyond Tolerance.” He had many interesting things to say, including that our modern-day idea of “tolerance” is rooted in pharmacology – “tolerance” [...]
…and I don’t feel fine. From this week’s Sports Illustrated:
1. The MLB has made a rule change: no fielder may enter the stands or either dugout while trying to make a catch. Penalty: dead ball, all runners advance a base.
What?! No more terrific all-out efforts by shortstops and center-fielders [...]
Well, I’ve got the house to myself for two weeks, starting today. I guess I’m really sharing it with the dog, but that’s not quite the same… At 5am this morning (this morning), I dropped Tara off at the airport, and according to Continental’s website, she has landed in Houston. After a [...]
Occasionally, I’ll check this blog’s statistics, just out of curiosity to see how many people are visiting this site and how they’ve come here. (You too can look at these stats, I think, just by clicking on the number of visits to the right.) Now, usually, there are at least a handful of [...]
A parenthetical quote from Hans Küng’s book entitled Christianity & World Religions: Paths to Dialogue:
(the Christian mission to the Muslims failed completely, and the Muslim mission to Christianity will likewise fail)
What does this mean for us as Christians? Is the mission of Christ useless when it comes to the Muslim nation? Why is [...]
