Religious programs, activities have often blurred and sidelined the centrality of the cross - causing religion to be empty of its core.
It is usually when men are at their most religious that they behave with the least sense and the greatest cruelty.
We all belong to a tribe. You might be a religious or a family person - that's your tribe.
We even gave some non-muslims our religious attire to wear in the bus so that they would not be identified easily. We stuck together tightly, the militants threatened to shoot us but we still refused and protected our brothers and sisters. Finally they gave up and left but warned that they would be back.
We all belong to a tribe. You might be a religious or a family person - that's your tribe.
Tulsa has world-class opera and Starbucks, and a religious conservatism that rules public life.
To me, it's a religious experience to sit down at anyone's table. I feel so invited, like it's a sacred place.