Volume 3, Summer 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

FAITHFUL FIRST PERSON
Interview with Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)In 2006, Ellison became the first Muslim to ever be elected to the US House of Representatives. Conscience & Courage met with him in the spring to discuss how faith affects his life on the Hill.

 


 

A TALE OF THREE CITIES, 1955-2007
Harris Wofford, former US Senator and lawyer to Martin Luther King, Jr. offers a unique take on The Civil Rights Movement, Gandhi, and FPI's pilgrimage to Alabama.



WHAT DOES FAITH MEAN TO YOU?

 


 

Helmets to Hardhats
Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Jim Nicholson, members of Congress and labor leaders were on hand at the 2007 St. Joseph's Day Breakfast honoring the Helmets to Hardhats program which helps returning veterans find work in the building and construction trades.

 


 

Singing and Struggling
Up and down the highway with Civil Rights Luminary Bettie Mae Fikes.

 


 

FPI Tribute to David Halberstam and Jack Valenti

 


 

Oracle Makes Historic Visit to US Capitol
Visit Highlights America's Dynamic Religious Plurality


Spiritual Backpack
In a celebration of religious diversity, C&C invites leaders of faith and society to share aspects of their faith traditions that are "essential for the journey". In this issue, Col. Christopher Hughes of the US Army shares a story of how his values helped him to avert a potentially life-threatening situation.
 

 

 

 

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