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August 6th, 2010
08:05 PM ET
Your thoughts: American Muslims underestimating 9/11 effect?Lots of comments coming in on our story about a prominent American Muslim scholar who says the proposed mosque near ground zero may be dangerously misguided and that American Muslims have failed to grasp how deeply the 9/11 attacks shook the U.S. Here's a semi-representative cross-section. From a Muslim reader:
August 6th, 2010
05:09 PM ET
Julia Roberts is practicing Hinduism Julia Roberts at an awards ceremony in June. Julia Roberts, star of the new movie "Eat, Pray, Love," which tells the story of a soul-searching character, is now a practicing Hindu. Roberts, in an interview with Elle magazine, says she worships with her husband, cameraman Danny Moder, and their three children, People.com says. The family, she told Elle, goes to temple together to "chant and pray and celebrate. I'm definitely a practicing Hindu." Roberts grew up in Georgia, the daughter of Christian parents.
August 6th, 2010
02:23 PM ET
My take: Christian group is latest ground zero hypocrite
By Stephen Prothero, Special to CNN The Anti-Defamation League isn’t the only organization losing its soul in the debate over the proposed Islamic community center and mosque at Ground Zero. On Wednesday, a lesser-known group called the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) sued the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in an effort to overturn the commission’s decision to deny the Park51 building landmark status.
August 6th, 2010
11:19 AM ET
Former Liberian warlord 'finds God,' seeks presidencyPrince Johnson - once a rebel commander in Liberia's civil war, and a man accused of crimes against humanity - says he has found God. Twenty years ago, Johnson personally oversaw the torture and killing of Liberia's former ruler, Samuel Doe. Johnson is now a Liberian senator and a likely presidential candidate. And, he says, a changed man. "No-one who accepts Christ remains the same," Johnson told CNN. "You are a new creature, a new person. |
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Editor's Note: Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of "God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World," is a regular CNN Belief Blog contributor.