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For four years historic Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Syracuse, New York, stood empty – the victim of changing demographics and declining enrollment. In 2014, the church was sold to a Muslim group ...
There are times that help me recognize the importance of my job as a history teacher. Now—an era where facts themselves are frequently up for debate—is one of those times. I teach a semester-long ...
A recent IRS ruling (PLR 201332013) has denied exempt status to an unnamed group dedicated to teaching people about "true meaning of Islam focusing on the Shi'a school of thought, religious tolerance, ...
Recently I tried out on my students a new upper-level undergraduate course entitled “The Islamic Jesus.” As a Catholic whose research interests range from the Middle East to Pakistan and Indonesia, I ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
Abu-Umar Ahmadov says most of the eight- to 16-year-old students in his evening and weekend classes on Islamic principles and ethics are sent to him by well-intentioned parents. They merely want to ...
Throughout the 19th century, Islam appeared regularly in the curricula of American Protestant seminaries. Islam was not only the focus of Christian missions but was studied as part of the history of ...
A proposed change to Texas‘s high school social studies standards is sparking outrage by requiring teaching about “the ...
There has been much misinformation about Islam. Reports in Western media tend to perpetuate stereotypes that Islam is a violent religion and Muslim women are oppressed. Popular films like “American ...