The Unlikely Friendship of Rabbi Marc Schneier + Imam Shamsi Ali Read more: The Unlikely Friendship of Rabbi Marc Schneier + Imam Shamsi Ali

By Lorena O'neal

Why you should care
As Israel and Palestine peace talks halt, these men want Muslims and Jews to remember that sometimes your most bitter enemy can become your most faithful friend.

It was distrust at first sight for Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali when they met in Manhattan in 2005.

They were both being interviewed by CBS about Pope John Paul II’s interfaith outreach, following his death. They looked at each other, shook hands and felt mutually uncomfortable in their interactions.

“I’d grown up in an environment as an Orthodox Jew where Muslims were the enemy, Muslims were to be denomized, Muslims were not to be trusted,” says Schneier, 55. “I clearly brought to the table many biases, prejudices, prejudgments.”

It's nice how they both share many moments together, but the problem is that they'll be constantly trying to change each others' perspective about their religious worldview.

Memories of students lost in ferry disaster

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Jin Woo-hyuk had a pimple on his forehead. He was skinny and wore braces.

When divers found the teenager's body in the submerged ship, he was wearing a pair of jeans and a light green hoodie.

The simple, human details about Woo-hyuk are noted on a whiteboard, which catalogues descriptions of the bodies recovered from the sunken ferry Sewol.

Some of the victims, still unidentified, are known just by a number.

The tragic event that occured  in South Korea, has been known world-wide. It's sad to read the stories of these students that died in the ferry. Sometimes I wonder if they received Christ as their Saviour. Our job is to share His good news with everyone, since we don't know when they might die.

U.S. Navy picks up 1-year-old who became sick at sea

(CNN) -- A 1-year-old girl who became seriously ill on a sailboat hundreds of miles off Mexico was on a U.S. Navy frigate Sunday and in stable condition, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Her parents thanked those who played a part in their rescue.

"We are very thankful to be safe and well. We also appreciate all the concern, thoughts and prayers of everyone back home for the health of our daughter Lyra. She is doing well now, and her medical condition continues to improve," Eric and Charlotte Kaufman said in a statement.

They defended themselves against critics who question their decision to sail with their family.

"Please know that this is how our family has lived for seven years, and when we departed on this journey more than a year ago, we were then and remain today confident that we prepared as well as any sailing crew could," they wrote.

"The ocean is one of the greatest forces of nature, and it always has the potential to overcome those who live on or near it.

The U.S. Navy did an excellent job by helping this poor family´s child, they accomplished what they are called to do: serve others.The ocean is one of the greatest mysteries God created, we don´t know where the waves come from neither where they go. We should respect the since, since God gave it great power. 

Lesbians' baby baptized by Catholic Church in Argentina

Umma Azul, whose godmother is the county's President, on Saturday became the first child of a lesbian couple to be baptized by the Catholic Church in Argentina.

Carina Villarroel and Soledad Ortiz asked Archbishop Carlos Jose Nanez for the blessing, according to national news agency Telam. The bishop reportedly said their marital status has no bearing on the child.

A priest performed the baptism at the cathedral in Cordoba, Telam said.

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Argentina since 2010, but is not sanctioned by the Catholic Church.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the baby girl's official godmother, could not attend but sent a representative, according to Telam.

Ortiz had personally asked the President to be the godmother "because it is a way to thank her and former President Nestor Kirchner for that law that gave us rights," she said.

Ortiz told reporters that "now we hope to get married by the church and we will fight for that."

Argentina is home to Pope Francis. Last summer, he told the media aboard a flight to Rome, "Who am I to judge" gay people?

I am not against the Roman Catholic Church, but I do am against the action they did by baptizing that kid. The Church is no place for dimishing a gay couple, but what I think is that by this action they would start receiving strong critics and many people weak on their faith, may not accept it.