Suspects' Muslim Background, Joel Osteen On Boston, Living In Fear

April 19, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Bombers' Muslim Background Offers No Clues To Crime As police continue a manhunt Friday throughout Boston for the remaining living suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings after a deadly shootout near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge Thursday night, information continues to surface about Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, and his slain brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26. Both had moved to the U.S. over 10 years ago from the Russian area near Chechnya, said an uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, who lives Montgomery Village, Md., in interviews with news reporters. Social media accounts and interviews with friends point to both men being Muslims with an interest in Islamic insurgency movements in their homeland. But the motives that led the men to the killings still remain unknown.  Continue reading... HuffPost Jummah: Living With Fear WATCH: Joel Osteen Responds To Boston Bombing Full Text Of President Obama's Address At Boston Interfaith Service Atheist Churches Grow As Nonbelievers Find A Sunday-Morning Connection Ultra Traditionalist Catholic Group Criticizes Pope Francis Boston's Largest Mosque: 'We're Bostonians -- We Mourn With The City' Look: Why Is This Orthodox Jew Flying In A Huge Plastic Bag? Pope Francis Nixes Bonuses For Vatican Employees Boston's Largest Mosque: 'We're Bostonians -- We Mourn With The City' 'Homeless Jesus' Sculpture Rejected As 'Not Appropriate' Searching For Goodness In Times Of Horror REV. EMILY C. HEATH Live Into the Gospel: Stand Up Against Anti-Muslim Hatred We don't have any official confirmation yet whether or not the two brothers who Boston Marathon bombers are Muslim or not. There are many reports, though, and already anti-Muslim statements are being made. Today I am praying for my Muslim friends. Because I know they are afraid. Continue reading... TAMAR FRANKIEL, PH.D. The Aftermath Violent deaths should never happen. But when we are witnesses to such evil, we must engage even more fully with the work of perfecting the world. Continue reading... ARIANNA HUFFINGTON Huffington This Week: Picturing Boston This week's issue tells the story of the tragedy in Boston in pictures -- the marathon, the bombing, the aftermath, and the runners, onlookers, and first responders who came together to help one another in one of the city's darkest hours. And as part of our ongoing examination of stress in our lives, we look at how "derushing" our careers can yield many benefits in the long run. Continue reading... RABBI ERIC H. YOFFIE We Will Not Give Up on Gun Control Leaders of the Abrahamic faith traditions can do what others cannot. Firm in the belief that human life is sacred, that right is distinct from might and that justice is a supreme value, we call on Americans not to give up on background checks and other sensible restrictions on guns. Continue reading... THOMAS MOORE Catholic Without a Church I am Catholic deep in my heart, though I don't practice in the accepted ways. I know there are many like me, waiting for a community modeled on the community around Jesus, who, in my view, didn't intend to found a religion but to inspire a sane and beautiful way of life. 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