Baptism in the Tigris

An Iraqi religious group recreates a biblical scene along the banks of the Tigris river. CNN’s Arwa Damon reports. > watch here.
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Islam According to Gallup

Dalia Mogahed spoke at July’s Common Word Conference at Yale University, where hundreds of moderate Muslims and evangelical Christian scholars met seeking better understanding. As senior analyst and executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, Mogahed travels widely, engaging audiences on what Muslims think. Her analysis has appeared in The Economist, The Financial Times, and The [...]

Killings force 13,000 Christians to flee Mosul

“The full scale of the persecution of Christians in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul became apparent last night when the UN’s refugee agency said about 13,000 had been hounded from their homes this month – more than half of the city’s Christian community.” > more.
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A cruel war story – and questions about morality

“This is true. This conversation took place in flight June 25, 2005. I transcribed the following on the same day. His name is Wes and he is 23 years old. On his third and last tour to Iraq, he was captured by “insurgents” in Fallujah. He is now detained at Camp Pendleton in San Diego. In a few days [...]