A challenge for the ages: One country, many faiths
Extremists — religious or not — speak the loudest, but they don’t speak for all Americans. That much is clear. What’s not clear: How will this religiously diverse nation move forward into the new year? The founding documents are a good place to start.
By Oliver "Buzz" Thomas
"One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
I was sitting in an auditorium in Greeneville, Tenn., listening to two Sudanese boys, whom my wife and I had helped through college, recite the Pledge of Allegiance and take the oath of citizenship. Our Sudanese friends were Christian, but standing alongside them were Jews, Muslims, Hindus and who knows who else. All different. All about to become American citizens.
(Illustration by Sam Ward, USA TODAY)
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Extremists — religious or not — speak the loudest, but they don’t speak for all Americans. That much is clear. What’s not clear: How will this religiously diverse nation move forward into the new year? The founding documents are a good place to start.
By Oliver "Buzz" Thomas
"One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
I was sitting in an auditorium in Greeneville, Tenn., listening to two Sudanese boys, whom my wife and I had helped through college, recite the Pledge of Allegiance and take the oath of citizenship. Our Sudanese friends were Christian, but standing alongside them were Jews, Muslims, Hindus and who knows who else. All different. All about to become American citizens.
(Illustration by Sam Ward, USA TODAY)
Continue reading "A challenge for the ages: One country, many faiths" »
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