Category Archives: Religion

Wasif Qureshi, Emerge USA, and the Muslim Vote

Posted on November 6, 2016 by politicswestchesterview

On November 5 I talked with local resident Wasif Qureshi, chair of the Emerge USA/PA Foundation. What is Emerge USA? Emerge USA started in southern Florida about ten years ago in order to encourage Muslims to take a more active … Continue reading →

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The Pope I hope

Posted on September 24, 2015 by politicswestchesterview

The Pope I hope is wholly holy; He knows a rose from a tank or a bank and when he speaks Wall Street squeaks. The man won’t feast and listens to the least: he gives one hope, he does, this … Continue reading →

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Exodus, the parable of the talents, and the accumulation of wealth

Posted on January 3, 2015 by politicswestchesterview

The other day I saw the movie Exodus. For a fairly weak movie, it was well worth seeing, and not only for the big wave. So I reread the relevant parts of the Books of Genesis and Exodus, which are … Continue reading →

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More on free will: who’s responsible when bad things happen?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by politicswestchesterview

I’ve been thinking about good and evil lately. Unfortunately, people probably think more about evil these days; at least, our daily newspaper and other news sources certainly do. In “Free will, whose will? Some theological questions for the day” (March … Continue reading →

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Free will, whose will? Some theological questions for the day

Posted on March 12, 2013 by politicswestchesterview

As the news is full of speculation about an election that none of us can vote in, here are my theological questions of the day: Why did a presumably loving God permit evil in the world? Usual Christian answer: to … Continue reading →

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