One of the familiar Bible stories of the Christian tradition has to do with a man who was beaten within an inch of his life. The poor fellow had been traveling on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho when, according to Luke, he “fell into the hand ..
View Details »Georgia State University Department of Religious Studies Announces Higher Ground Event Feb. 6, 2013 Moving Atlanta to Higher Ground: How Religion Inspires Positive Change ATLANTA – Dec. 19, 2012 – As the religious landscape of Atlanta becomes mor ..
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View Details »Not one of us is immune to the fears and frustrations of being accosted by aggressive panhandling. The Higher Ground group – a collection of religious leaders which includes myself, the Rev. Joseph Roberts, Rev. Joanna Adams and Imam Plemon El-Amin ..
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View Details »What metro Atlantans want - By Joanna Adams. The defeat of the T-SPLOST has evoked a couple of post-referendum reactions in our fair city. Some are savoring the sweetness of victory, while others are in various states of dismay and disappointment. I ..
View Details »Four Retired Clergy Seek A ‘Higher Ground’ - Their blogs facilitate discussion about community issues. Four retired metro Atlanta faith leaders may have stepped down from the pulpits from which they offered inspiration and guidance for many y ..
View Details »Written by Chris Schroder, columnist for the SaportaReport. Rev. Joseph Roberts wasn’t prepared for all the adulation he was receiving as he glided down the aisle of a church in the northern New Jersey city in which he had been named pastor ..
View Details »Written by Chris Schroder, columnist for the SaportaReport, for his weekly column “Moments”. Imam Plemon El-Amin looks back now over his 33 years as leader of one of the region’s largest mosques, as well as the largest Muslim educationa ..
View Details »What can we do to end the insanity? By Plemon T. El-Amin What sense can any of us make of the double murder and mayhem that followed the funeral services of a homicide victimas mourners exited a local church? All the victims were young, black and su ..
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View Details »ATLANTA – February 2, 2012 – What do an Imam, two Christian ministers and a Rabbi have in common? Higher Ground, of course! The dynamic group of four Atlanta faith leaders have come together to help raise awareness of key issues affecting the gr ..
View Details »An open letter to Atlanta in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Higher Grounds viewpoint on the tragic shooting in Arizona that took six lives and wounded 14 others...
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