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October 25th, 2010
Busted Halo’s Editor-in-Chief says goodbye after six years
When I took over as editor-in-chief of Busted Halo in May 2004 we were still living in a web 1.0 world. YouTube, Facebook and Twitter ...
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September 22nd, 2010
Speaking out for the moderate Muslim majority in America
Take a good look at my picture on the right: if you saw me walking around in New York City I look just like any ...
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September 13th, 2010
God and Gospel meet African tradition in the South Carolina Lowcountry
"You sure you want to drive out there?" an 82-year-old farmer warns when I stop to ask for directions on a dusty, rutted road in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. "Ahead are the Gullah islands," ...
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September 10th, 2010
"casas del migrante"
In this video, Giselle interviews Brother William Becerra, of Casa del Migrante in Tijuana, a shelter for deported immigrants. Br. William shares his thoughts and experiences about the immigration issue from the other side of ...
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August 26th, 2010
Interfaith activist Eboo Patel on the Ground Zero Islamic Center controversy
A few months following the September 11 attacks in New York City, Eboo Patel—like countless other Americans—visited ground zero and prayed in memory of those who were murdered. Nearly a decade later Patel—a Muslim-American who ...
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August 24th, 2010
Mother Teresa at 100
As the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa of Calcutta on August 26, 2010 approaches, David Van Biema -- former chief religion writer at TIME and the author and editor of TIME Mother ...
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August 11th, 2010
"small town discrimination"
In this video, Miguel talks about racial tension and his experiences growing up as an undocumented hispanic in a small town in the United States.
In video 1, Miguel, an immigrant from Mexico who migrated ...
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August 10th, 2010
A pioneer of mestizo theology uses the image of Jesus crossing borders to illustrate a spirituality of redemptive inclusion
The great challenge for Christian leadership is to help people go beyond fears of difference and experience diversity as God's ...
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August 6th, 2010
A Busted Halo Service Trip to a Peruvian orphanage (plus some ways you can help from home)
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August 5th, 2010
Welcome to the 2010 version of Busted Halo’s Freshman Survival Guide — the first college guide to offer a holistic look into the lives of college students by combining practical advice on student life — ...
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August 4th, 2010
Eve Tushnet discusses conversion, the theology of friendship and her argument against gay marriage
At a time when the issues of homosexuality and religion are creating enormous rifts and clearly defined factions within many faith communities, Eve Tushnet ...
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July 27th, 2010
A retired law enforcement officer's perspective on immigration reform
I have lived my life believing in human rights, equality and the law. I am a retired deputy sheriff and have dealt with immigrants, documented ...
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July 16th, 2010
"hiding from friends"
Miguel, an immigrant from Mexico who migrated illegally with his family when he was young, speaks about how he had to hide his undocumented status from those he was closest to growing up.
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July 1st, 2010
After more than a decade in the Holy Land, Fr. Michael McGarry returns to the U.S. as president of the Paulist Fathers
Fr. McGarry discusses his years in the Holy Land and his extensive work on Jewish-Christian relations. The Los Angeles native also touches on the divisions he sees in both American politics and the Catholic Church ...
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June 24th, 2010
"questioning immigration"
In this video, Irving, a Mexican immigrant who has been living in NYC since age 4, talks about his struggles being undocumented and interviews a coworker about her thoughts on immigration.
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June 17th, 2010
"no ID"
In this video, Siby, from Mauritania in West Africa, discusses how he was caught by the authorities when trying to travel back to Mali to visit his sick parent.
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June 11th, 2010
Two writers present two different sides
The People vs. Helen Thomas
by Rabbi Simcha Weinstein
The ...
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June 10th, 2010
"the deportee's wife"
In this video, Giselle sets out across the country for her one woman play, The Deportee's Wife, and shares her various thoughts and insights into immigration issues in the United States.
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June 8th, 2010
Mourning the anonymous homeless and indigent in NYC
There is an island in the East River, within view of the glittering Manhattan skyline, where the homeless and indigent are buried: an island of ...
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June 3rd, 2010
"reunion"
In this video, Giselle reunites with her husband, Roberto, and interviews him about growing up in Mexico and how and why he came to live in the United States.
In video one, Giselle discusses the ...
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