Mubaraks

Unfortunately, I think the title is misleading. At least the author says he knows nothing about Park51. Most of us don’t, and that’s why I am ambivalent. However, it is a good discussion about the need for religious freedom. The Faith Divide: An evangelical supports mosque near Ground Zero – On Faith at washingtonpost.com. You might think I’m a liberal or mainline Christian. Not at all. I’m an Evangelical, a conservative Evangelical at that, and an Evangelistic Evangelical to top it all off – that means I tell everyone I can in a polite way about Jesus. I believe Jesus…

My friend Eboo writes a piece for NPR on how to reach out to Jews during this most recent Eid al-Adha. I appreciate the sentiment, my daughter and his son are about the same age, and I think it is an important way to bridge the gap. Where I disagree is that this is an opportunity for inter-faith dialogue. In so far as religions share certain basic principles we can reach out, but the loss and horror of Mumbai is far more primal. His story highlights the more basic, human losses we share and support we need. It’s not about…