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- A Christian Science PerspectiveFinding the root of the problem
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewFor Japan and China, a day of selective remembranceOn Thursday, China celebrated Mao while Japan's leader honored wartime dead. Both events riled many who want each nation to better recall past atrocities. Doing so is essential to achieving forgiveness and ensuring peace.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveEvery day is a blessing
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewIn 2014, keep an eye on IndiaA new anti-corruption agency and the surprise triumph of a young party promising clean government could start democratic India down a better path than China's.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveA Christmas message: You are at one with God
A Christian Science perspective: The oneness that Jesus felt and knew is given to you and me, and we always possess it. It is truly a gift more valuable than any other.
- Readers RespondReaders Write: Teens can't really erase Internet regrets; A new era of colonialism
Letters to the Editor for the December 23, 2013 weekly magazine:
What is the use of an 'eraser law' such as California's that only allows teens to delete Internet activity that hasn't been retweeted, reposted, or otherwise dispersed online?
Kenya has a right to question the ICC's 'fairness' toward Africa, because of the enduring history of colonialism. As US retirees move to Latin America, that history may just be repeating itself.
The Monitor's ViewWhy nonChristians are drawn to ChristmasSure, Christmas has enticing secular trappings for countries like China. But some aspects hint at its eternal message.
A model for hold-your-nose dealmaking in CongressThe Murray-Ryan bipartisan budget deal was possible because of several key elements. The same approach must be applied to solving America’s ongoing, divisive fiscal problems.
- A model for hold-your-nose dealmaking in Congress
The Murray-Ryan bipartisan budget deal was possible because of several key elements. The same approach must be applied to solving America’s ongoing, divisive fiscal problems.
The Monitor's ViewA role for US in South Sudan strifeThe new African nation of South Sudan finds itself facing civil war, just years after being created out of Sudan's civil war. The US, as it did in that earlier conflict, can intervene with lessons in how to shape a nation's identity.
Faith matters for Middle East ChristiansAny religious movement encounters resistance. That is, of course, true of Christianity, which was born in the always-conflicted Middle East. The dire circumstances of Middle East Christians in the 21st century has brought them back to the fundamental faith of the first Christians.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveLiving as brothers and sisters in the Middle East
A Christian Science perspective: A longtime Christian resident of Turkey reflects on the growing trend of Christians fleeing the Middle East.
OpinionHow US can join El Salvador in combating international gangsKey security threats plaguing Central America, especially gang violence and organized crime, affect the US as well. That's why American support is crucial for new initiatives such as the one in El Salvador that combats gangs by addressing social ills and rehabilitating gang members.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveGrace abounds
A Christian Science perspective: Even if you’re not feeling it right now, God’s abounding grace is influencing your heart.
The Monitor's ViewNew rules for NSA spying: Protect the presumption of innocencePresident Obama, the courts, and Congress are on a path to set new privacy rules for NSA snooping. While the need to catch terrorist remains, so is the need to preserve a presumption of innocence.
OpinionThe upside of a Boston snowstorm: meeting your neighborsAfter the storm hit, power outages and snowy streets put the regular urban hum on hold. During the pause, as hardy New England neighborhoods pulled out their shovels, communities were being built. People you didn’t know were suddenly your compatriots. And the ties endured.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveNo escaping Christmas
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewOn Arab Spring anniversary, Tunisia again inspiresJust as a 2010 protest sparked an Arab uprising for democracy, Tunisia shows that an Islamist party in power will peacefully step down.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe right side
A Christian Science perspective: Following God’s direction keeps us from getting bamboozled by faulty logic.
The Monitor's ViewIn a Mega Millions jackpot, is there any winner?The winners of the near-record Mega Millions lottery jackpot may get all the spotlight. But if President Obama and others want to reduce income inequality, they should focus on how lotteries create inequality – with government zeal – by hurting the poor.
