This week's look at the latest headlines...Full story in News.....by Shawn M. Sims
Changing Role of Memorial Church
Stanford’s Memorial Church has undergone major changes within the past century, especially due to several damaging earthquakes. However, the most notable change to the building affectionately known as “MemChu” occurred within the past few decades and was not physical; it was the replacement of the Memorial Church’s doctrine from a non-denominational Protestant Christian ideology to an all-encompassing multi-faith idea. Although the change mainly took place over the past two decades, diversity among Stanford’s religious groups can be traced back to the 1950’s....Full story in News.....by Aliyya Haque
"Hope not Hate" Admonishes Panel on US-Muslim Relations
“The basis on which our founding fathers established this country has been lost since 9/11. Since that date, the people of America have gone mad. We have all lost our minds.” These strong views and language were mixed with some more moderate appeals for greater international understanding at “Hope not Hate”, a panel discussion on how relations between the US and Muslim world can be improved. The event, held in Jordan Hall on Thursday, October 23, brought together four distinguished intellectuals for a stimulating discussion....Full story in News.....by Kanishka Shrivastava
Pipes Declares War on Militant Islam
Last Monday, Daniel Pipes, a presidential appointee to the board of the United States Institute of Peace, explained to an audience at Stanford's Tresidder Union that the war on terror was just the latest phase of a war against militant Islam, dating back to 1979. Mr. Pipes, a noted scholar of Middle East studies, slammed the media and the federal government for not publicly recognizing our enemy.
....Full story in News.....by Sam Shapero
ORL Equal Representation
What is the purpose of having the Office for Religious Life (ORL) at Stanford University? The most straightforward answer is to service the spiritual needs of the Stanford community. However, determining the manner in which these needs are best serviced is another matter all together.
....Full story in Editorial.....by Editorial Board
Education Needed on Stanford MEChA
I am writing in response to The Stanford Review's October 15th article, "MEChA: Social Justice Group or KKK?" I find the mere comparison of MEChA with a white supremacist group, whose primarily goal is to eliminate the existence of minorities in the United States, completely ludicrous. MEChA is an ethnic student organization working towards increasing access to higher education for Chicanos/Latinos and increasing visibility/understanding of the Chicano/Latino community on college campuses, which have historically excluded minorities.
....Full story in Letters to the Editor.....by Gabriela Rico
Jesus Christ is the Lord... of Secular Reason?
The most fundamental choice we all make is whether to think frontwards or backwards. We can either follow reason and evidence wherever they lead, or we can direct our intellectual resources to the task of making the most effective case for what we presume to be right or in our interests. To think frontwards is to trust in truth. To think backwards is to defend presumption against truth. But divorced from truth, one's presumptions about right cannot possibly be right. The only purposes that can actually be served by thinking backwards are demagogic purposes, trying to turn error to expedient advantage. Unfortunately, thanks to the social nature of human reality, this can be a tempting strategy.
....Full story in The Rawls Report.....by Alec Rawls
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