By LINDA "iLham" BARTO
MY daughter Tana, who is adopted, was taken, at age two, from her birth mother due to abuse and neglect. She was put into foster care, and we adopted her at age five. After twenty-two years, her birth mother found her after having enlisted the help of a private investigator nine years [...]
WITH an uncommon blend of spiritual insight and scientific logic, The Bible and the Qur’an at the Edge of Renaissance encourages and guides the reader toward a broader understanding of the Scriptures, including the Tanakh (Jewish Bible), the New Testament, and the Qur’an. The author beckons readers to focus on the consonant values of all religions of light to wonderfully and vigorously affect the world for a global, spiritual renaissance.
CHILDREN are born with an amazing ability to imagine, but the narrow confines of superiority complexes and bigotry suffocate imagination. In religion, culture, race, and society, each group of people has defined itself until it has confined itself and cannot imagine a world where all people are of one accord.
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KLYDE was an old camel who had worked hard for many years. He had been faithful in carrying heavy packages for his owner Bar Barak. Klyde was standing under the blazing sun of a scorching day. The camel’s reins were tightly tied to a post. Bar Barak had forgotten to leave any water or grain for Klyde. Besides being thirsty and hungry, Klyde was beginning to feel uneasy.