Category Archives: Religion/Faith

Sex (Trafficking and Sexism) – reflections on the CSW events this year.

Posted on March 26, 2015 by networkforpeace

For the second year members of our staff agreed to attend several of the many sessions taking place during the 59th year of the UN’s focus of meeting sponsored by CSW (Commission on the Status of Women).  Hundreds of UN … Continue reading →

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EVANGELICALS AND CATHOLICS MEET IN DIALOGUE

Posted on December 13, 2012 by peggyray1

Do Evangelicals and Catholics have similar or different conceptions of God?  What beliefs do they share?  Is there a basis for solidarity between them?  A small group including theologians, church administrators, and lay persons has been meeting in dialogue over … Continue reading →

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Violence is the Arab response to American Free Speech

Posted on September 13, 2012 by networkforpeace

Protesters in Yemen – Huffington Post Tragically on the Tuesday September 11th, the 11th anniversary of 9/11, an attack on the US Embassy in Libya, killed well-respected U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three members of his staff.  Apparently the … Continue reading →

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An Appreciation

Posted on April 18, 2012 by networkforpeace

Kathleen Kanet, RSHM and Virginia Dorgan, RSHM, founders of Network for Peace through Dialogue, are nuns who have taken on the challenge of confronting injustice and violence in the world.  This month they celebrate their Jubilee anniversary, the 50th year … Continue reading →

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Social Doctrine and Peoples of the Book

Posted on December 9, 2011 by networkforpeace

Where does a person’s idea of justice come from?  Are we born with it?  Did humans develop it in the course of evolution?  Does it come from God as commandments revealed in the Bible or Koran? What do Judaism, Christianity … Continue reading →

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Understanding Islam — Session 3

Posted on October 29, 2011 by networkforpeace

This evening’s event was entitled “Social Doctrine for People of the Book.”  It brought Michael Graff, Esq., a member of West End Synagogue; Elizabeth Barre, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Marymount Manhattan College, and Yusuf Hasan, Healthcare Chaplaincy at … Continue reading →

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Do you believe in God?

Posted on December 31, 2010 by networkforpeace

By A. Believer Recently Ricky Gervais wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal blog focused on his position as an unbeliever, as so many articles do around Christmastime.  He opened his piece with: “Why don’t you believe in God? … Continue reading →

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