Comments for EcuLink http://eculink.org/home The Official Newsletter of National Council of Churches Sat, 11 Sep 2010 05:50:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on Recycled-glass art enlivens classrooms by Sister Covin http://eculink.org/home/2010/09/art/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Sister Covin Sat, 11 Sep 2010 05:50:31 +0000 http://eculink.org/home/?p=868#comment-169 found objects make great art and when you recycle that is a win win situation! Congratulations on your beautiful art. found objects make great art and when you recycle that is a win win situation! Congratulations on your beautiful art.

]]> Comment on Kinnamon: Mosque at Ground Zero is a gesture of neighborliness and healing by Mosque in Manhattan | Taming the Wolf http://eculink.org/home/2010/08/mosqueatgroundzero/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Mosque in Manhattan | Taming the Wolf Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:23:27 +0000 http://eculink.org/home/?p=733#comment-53 [...] is a letter written by General Secretary of the National Council of Churches, Michael Kinnamon (Kinnamon: Mosque at Ground Zero is a gesture of neighborliness and healing). His thesis, roughly, is that Americans who oppose the project are uninformed bigots responding to [...] [...] is a letter written by General Secretary of the National Council of Churches, Michael Kinnamon (Kinnamon: Mosque at Ground Zero is a gesture of neighborliness and healing). His thesis, roughly, is that Americans who oppose the project are uninformed bigots responding to [...]

]]> Comment on Kinnamon: Mosque at Ground Zero is a gesture of neighborliness and healing by Brian Brandsmeier http://eculink.org/home/2010/08/mosqueatgroundzero/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Brian Brandsmeier Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:07:10 +0000 http://eculink.org/home/?p=733#comment-52 Thank you for your wise and compassionate words, Michael. I've always appreciated hearing your perspective. Unforchunately the media and pundits care more about ratings and politicking than about neighborliness and healing. The following phrase is an example of their rhetoric: "Of course they have the right to build there, but it's just insensitive." What?! Why?! Islam is not Al-Qaeda. In fact, the Cordoba House is being built by moderate, pluralistic Muslims. They should be met with nation-wide support. After all, we asked moderate Muslims to speak out after 9-11. But now that they are stepping forward, we're pushing them back. This isn't okay in our nation. We're better than that. Or should be. It's time to ignore the opportunistic politicians and pundits who are using this "issue" for their own political gain. It's time to honor the freedom of religion in First Amendment and the voice of moderate Muslims in our nation. And it's time for a revival of civil discourse throughout the United States. The first step in these goals is building the Cordoba House. But not only in New York City. We need a Cordoba House in every community. That would bring about the neighborliness and healing that we all need. http://ephphatha-poetry.blogspot.com/2010/08/facts-about-cordoba-house.html Thank you for your wise and compassionate words, Michael. I’ve always appreciated hearing your perspective. Unforchunately the media and pundits care more about ratings and politicking than about neighborliness and healing. The following phrase is an example of their rhetoric: “Of course they have the right to build there, but it’s just insensitive.” What?! Why?! Islam is not Al-Qaeda. In fact, the Cordoba House is being built by moderate, pluralistic Muslims. They should be met with nation-wide support. After all, we asked moderate Muslims to speak out after 9-11. But now that they are stepping forward, we’re pushing them back. This isn’t okay in our nation. We’re better than that. Or should be. It’s time to ignore the opportunistic politicians and pundits who are using this “issue” for their own political gain. It’s time to honor the freedom of religion in First Amendment and the voice of moderate Muslims in our nation. And it’s time for a revival of civil discourse throughout the United States. The first step in these goals is building the Cordoba House. But not only in New York City. We need a Cordoba House in every community. That would bring about the neighborliness and healing that we all need.

http://ephphatha-poetry.blogspot.com/2010/08/facts-about-cordoba-house.html

]]> Comment on Kinnamon: Mosque at Ground Zero is a gesture of neighborliness and healing by Mary Ann Lewis http://eculink.org/home/2010/08/mosqueatgroundzero/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Mary Ann Lewis Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:24:02 +0000 http://eculink.org/home/?p=733#comment-50 It is good to read again the beautiful and articulate writings of Michael Kinnamon. Thank you, Michael, for your contribution to all of us. Does my heart good to know that you are out there advocating for neighborliness, civility, peace, always and ever. It is good to read again the beautiful and articulate writings of Michael Kinnamon. Thank you, Michael, for your contribution to all of us. Does my heart good to know that you are out there advocating for neighborliness, civility, peace, always and ever.

]]> Comment on Kinnamon: Mosque at Ground Zero is a gesture of neighborliness and healing by Paul S. Fraser http://eculink.org/home/2010/08/mosqueatgroundzero/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Paul S. Fraser Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:58:51 +0000 http://eculink.org/home/?p=733#comment-49 Thank you, Michael, for offering us the human faces of Salman and his family and the hundreds of thousands like them who share our common human values -- values that ought to, and most often do -- cross all religious boundaries. Your statement is clear, courageous and prophetic, in that, some day, we will be apologizing to our grandchildren and Salman's grandchildren, for our stupidity, insensitivity, bigotry and, most egregious of all, our indifference. Thank you, Michael, for offering us the human faces of Salman and his family and the hundreds of thousands like them who share our common human values — values that ought to, and most often do — cross all religious boundaries. Your statement is clear, courageous and prophetic, in that, some day, we will be apologizing to our grandchildren and Salman’s grandchildren, for our stupidity, insensitivity, bigotry and, most egregious of all, our indifference.

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