Syrian Orthodox icon GROWING up, I always used to dread explaining to people which religious faith I belonged to. The questions were typical. “You’re a Christian? So you’re not Indian.” As if to imply one could not be both. “Are you Catholic or Christian?” All Catholics are Christians, though all Christians are not always Catholics. […]
national identity
What is a nation?
By Tricia YeohWilliam Halsall, Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor (1882). In 1620, the Mayflower brought Separatists from England to the New World – what would eventually be known as the United States (Public domain) MY recent trip to the US was to primarily observe their historic presidential election, but it triggered a deeper question about what a nation […]
