Category Archive for 'Religion'

The Declaration of Independence: written for corporations?

In 1776 Thomas Jefferson wrote:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the [...]

Climate Change: Religious based Genesis & International Co-operation

Islam: Environmental Protection
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Mumbai massacre and Pakistan

By: DR FAROOQ HASSAN –
Dr. Hassan has published an essay of interest on the Mumbai massacre and Pakistan.
The mental shock on seeing the Mumbai massacre on the TV in my hotel room in Dubai was both abrupt and intense. I left soon thereafter as I was en route to performing the Hajj; but the thought [...]

dialogue between the three monotheistic faiths

Madrid: 19 July
Dear & eminent colleagues:
I wish to bring you in picture about a truly historic meeting convened here on the invitation of the Saudi monarch. This conference had been convened for a most crucial dialogue between the three monotheistic faiths. Saudi King Abdullah appealed for “constructive dialogue” to end disputes between the world’s [...]