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COVER STORY—Front Edge Publishing and Michigan State University’s School of Journalism are proud to announce the publication of 100 Questions & Answers About Sikh Americans: The Beliefs Behind the Articles of Faith. In our Cover Story this week, Susan Stitt writes about this timely new guide that is part of the diverse, award-winning series of “Bias Busters” guides created by the Michigan State University School of Journalism. Please, share this good news with friends this week via social media and email. Despite the conflict and hatred we find surfacing in daily headlines, it is possible to help spread the hospitality and compassion that all of our faith traditions proclaim.
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From our authors—
Suzy Farbman:
Former Catholic priest finds a new vocation helping people
IN HER GOD SIGNS COLUMN THIS WEEK, Suzy Farbman introduces us to Dino Silvestrini, whose long-time vocation to the Catholic priesthood continued as a vocation to ministry even after he formally left the priesthood and married.
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Bill Tammeus:
Puzzled by the Supreme Court? You’re not alone.
VETERAN JOURNALIST BILL TAMMEUS is widely respected for balanced reporting and analysis of the news shaping our world. Bill wrote two of the most thoughtful news-analysis columns on recent Supreme Court rulings, which we now recommend to our readers. (And, if you want more wisdom from Bill about “unplugging extremism,” get a copy of his book Love, Loss and Endurance from Amazon.) Here are his two recent high-court headlines:
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Holidays & Festivals
The Hajj
And speaking of crowds …
THE ANNUAL MUSLIM PILGRIMAGE is at its peak. Stephanie writes about this gathering that spans the globe and is considered the world’s largest annual gathering.
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WANT TO SEE ALL OF THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS & FESTIVALS?—It’s easy to find our annual calendar of global observances. Just remember the web address: InterfaithHolidays.com
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Click this image to learn more about the July 2022 issue of Visual Parables Journal, which includes complete discussion guides to Elvis, Lightyear, 1776, The First Lady and many more films.
Faith & Film
ED McNULTY, for decades, has published reviews, magazine articles and books exploring connections between faith and film. Most of his work is freely published. Ed supports his work by selling the Visual Parables Journal, a monthly magazine packed with discussion guides to films. This resource is used coast-to-coast by individuals who love the movies and by educators, clergy and small-group leaders.
Here are some of Ed’s most recent free reviews and columns:
- ELVIS—Ed writes, “When I first learned that Baz Luhrmann would be directing the Elvis Presley biopic, I knew the film would be flamboyant—look what he did with Romeo and Juliette and Moulin Rouge.”
- THE FIRST LADY—”The ten-part series The First Ladies takes full advantage of the opportunity that a TV series offers to explore details of history not possible in a two-hour movie. Created by Aaron Cooley and executive-produced by Viola Davis.”
- EIFFEL—”French director Martin Bourboulon seems to have gone Hollywood in his period film about Gustave Eiffel and the building of the iconic Parisian landmark.”
- BRIAN AND CHARLES—”Starting out as a faux documentary about a Welsh village eccentric, this evolves into a buddy movie, with one of the members of the duo being a home-made robot, and then it becomes a threesome when the pair are joined by a supportive woman. A real hoot of a little film!”
- LIGHTYEAR—“Our children’s favorite space man gets his own origin story, helmed by Angus MacLane, a veteran Pixar director, animator and actor.”
- ON GUN VIOLENCE—Ed also recommends viewing three films about gun violence in America. First, he reaches back and points out that the 1989 documentary Bowling for Columbine is as relevant today as it was when originally released. More recent is the documentary 91%, which features interviews with a wide cross section of Americans and makes the point that there is nearly unanimous consensus on the need for more effective background checks on gun buyers. Finally, he recommends Behind the Bullet, a documentary that explores the impact of guns from the perspective of people who have fired them.
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