Taps, Abuse Cover-Up, Muslim Child Limit, High Wire Faith

May 28, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Surprising Decline Of A Military Funeral Tradition The ceremony itself was no more than 20 minutes long and took place nearly six years ago, but Ami Neiberger-Miller remembers it as if it happened yesterday. It was Aug. 16, 2007, 10 days after her 22-year-old brother, Christopher, had died from an IED blast while on patrol in Baghdad. His body had been transferred to Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, an area reserved for soldiers who die in Afghanistan and Iraq. He was to receive a burial with military honors for his service. "It was relatively short. There were prayers, volleys were fired and the service members folded the flag and presented it to the family. The family received the flag and there was taps," Neiberger-Miller, who lives in Purcellville, Va., recalled. "It lasted less than a minute, but those notes were incredibly powerful. It went to the core of our emotions and stuck with us." Continue reading... A High-Wire Walk With Faith Not To Fall Child Limit Imposed On Muslims In Parts Of Myanmar Honoring Muslim American Veterans On Memorial Day Cardinal Admits Abuse Cover-Up To Protect Church Surprising Decline Of A Military Funeral Tradition PHOTO: Virgin Mary Figure Appears With Child Battling Leukemia PHOTO: Virgin Mary Figure Appears With Child Battling Leukemia It's Time For A New New Testament Pope Francis Says All Who Do Good Are Redeemed - Atheists Included PHOTO: Virgin Mary Figure Appears With Child Battling Leukemia Surprising Decline Of A Military Funeral Tradition ADAM SHAHAN We Are Inseparable On May 3, 1999, at age 12, I watched the destruction that the EF5 tornado caused in the Oklahoma City metro area. Fourteen years later, as a pastor in a United Methodist Church in Moore, I thought back to 1999 as I helped hurry people into the safe room at our church. Continue reading... MARK MCCLELLAN Tragedy and Hope in Oklahoma Soon the news coverage of Moore, Oklahoma will be gone. Caring people from out of state will return home, and even Oklahomans will return to their lives before they were so dramatically affected last week. We are grateful for their every caring act. Continue reading... RABBI RICHARD A. BLOCK Collective Amnesia: A Distinctively American Malady Perhaps if more of us had personal knowledge of the human cost of war, our leaders would be more judicious in choosing which ones they send our nation's children to fight. Continue reading... GREG BARRETT Religions: For the Love of Shalom Focus on Truth Gathering Rather Than the Truth "I guess it all depends on your perspective and nation of residence. As you say, terrorism might be a product of hatred and Godlessness ... but it is in my opinion most definitely a product of fear and anger." Continue reading... BERNARD-HENRI LéVY The Honor of Muslims The honor of Muslims is Islam, simply Islam, when it is true to its principle, which signifies (as everyone knows, but unfortunately, some have often forgotten): peace. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003