RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Ernest O. Britton

"The Execution of Christ" (above) by the Gao Brothers, two brother-artists from China, has been on view in London during the Olympics but it needs to be here in America, in every town square. The freedom of religion is under assault, but "we" Christians are holding the guns. During a week when we mourned the shootings of our Sikh-American brothers and sisters from Wisconsin, an American Mosque was burned to the ground in Missouri. As we cooled-off from the over-the-top protests over biblical marriage & fried chicken, Mitt Romney released a new religion-based attack ad targeting President Obama. Enough is enough. It's time for Christian-Americans to look at the Gao Brother's sculpture and ask, "What am I doing to stop the next execution of Christ?" This is why it is our NEWS OF WEEK.

In other Religious Art news from across the USA, and the world:

• Judaism in the Arts: Zionists in 1906 enlisted artist and visionary Boris Schatz to build an art school as the first step in building the nation of Israel. [More News]
• Islam in the Arts: In the 2012 Olympics, and beyond the Islamic hijab (hair veil/head scarf) is no longer a hurdle for Muslim athletes as the bans are eased. [More News]
• Hinduism in the Arts: Indian jewelry maker Viswa & Devji creates a new, and exceptional line of diamond studded Hindu jewelry. [More News]
• Christianity in the Arts: The Detroit Institute of Arts wins passage of a museum tax levy because of its successful Christian outreach. [More News]
• Buddhism in the Arts: Some Buddhists are outraged at Buddha's images on designer shoes from California. [More News]
• Tahlib's 5 Faiths Friday picks from the week's most provocative news stories about sacred apparel. [More News]

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