ETHERIDGE DEFENDS OBAMA’S CHOICE OF WARREN
In a surprising interview, singer and prominent gay rights activist Melissa Etheridge defended President-Elect Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to deliver the upcoming inaugural invocation, despite Warren’s endorsement of California’s Proposition 8. She says Obama’s choice is representative of his promise to reach across party lines.
FLORIDIAN MUSLIMS ARE TAKING YOUR CALL
Altaf Ali, executive director of the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, describes how Florida’s Muslims are countering stereotypes and dispelling myths.
A NATION DIVIDED STANDS THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAYS
History lessons and holiday warmth sit cozily alongside each other as Paula Vogel’s newest play, ‘A Civil War Christmas,’ visits a controversial time in American history and illustrates its moments of reconciliation, of peaceful companionship and communal hope.
