Commentary

Even many Christians these days don’t seem to know what the Bible says.

In the only film he ever directed, Charles Laughton’s 1955 classic “The Night of the Hunter” delves into how some people use faith to hurt and manipulate others, while others use faith to protect the vulnerable, all told in a story about being wary of false prophets.

As I shared in my previous article, A date with Ramadan Muslims across the globe are fasting and observing Ramadan. Ramadan will end on the evening of May 1 followed by the festivities of celebration, called Eid-Ul-Fitr.

Down through the centuries religion has fueled many wars. Or is it just that Might makes Right, and religion is irrelevant, powerless?

Thoughts of patriotism – and its cousin, nationalism – have been on my mind lately as I watch events unfold in Russia and Ukraine, and in the U.S.

It’s been a great springtime for God, or actually for God’s followers. Holy days for Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Baha’is overlapped this year. Sadly, these potentially unifying events are observed separately.