http://www.worldmag.com/articles/18543 ]Former Wall Street Journal editor Melanie Kirkpatrick escaped 9/11…saw in New York “that religion and people’s reliance on God in a time of crisis was very evident.”
“According to a study by the Values Research Institute and reported on the new www.nycreligion.info Web magazine covering religion in the city, 40 percent of Manhattan evangelical churches started after 2000. That’s about 80 churches.” Baptist Press
How Evangelical Leaders Have Changed Since 9/11Of course, a stupefying event like 9/11 should never be reduced to a matter of personal growth or understanding. At the same time, to be unchanged by such an event, or not to notice such changes, is to be ranked in the top tier of those who are not really paying attention.
http://townhall.com/columnists/johnstossel/2011/09/07/ten_years_after/p… After 9/11, the U.S. Congress created the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration… Nearly $8 trillion was spent on what is called “security,”… Was it worth it? John Stossel at Townhall.com
“It will feature the dean of the Cathedral, the Bishop of Washington, a rabbi, Buddhist nun and incarnate lama, a Hindu priest, the president of the Islamic Society of North America and a Muslim musician.” Todd Stearns, FNR
http://www.christianpost.com/news/churches-to-focus-on-america-and-end-… “Prominent leaders of two Baptist churches have special sermons planned for Sunday, Sept. 11, which is the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States. One sermon promises to discuss America’s “inevitable collapse” while the other is to be delivered by Dr.
“The directors of the planned Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero have applied for grants from an agency tasked with helping Lower Manhattan recover from the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.” NYT