Last night was the first of a three part series on CNN by Cristiane Amanpour about modern warrior traditions in the 3 major Abrahamic faiths of our day. What does she think she knows? (You may ask):

"My experience has been steeped in all the faiths," says Amanpour. "My mother's a Catholic -- I've been to Catholic schools where we said prayers all the time. My father's a Muslim, I grew up in Iran -- I suppose my pivotal turning point in my adult life was the Iranian revolution. And my husband's Jewish.

[ Miami Herald ]

They've split up the 6 hours into three 2 hour shows, one for each faith: first Jewish, then Muslim, then Christian. I have to say that so far I guess it seems fair, there is little praise or condemnation in the piece, it's mostly just the facts portrayed, and by the people involved when possible. No suprises for me in the first 2 hours, it was all information I already was aware of. I don't expect to learn much on tonight's show either, but tomorrow when we get to Christians I hope to learn a bit more about non-Catholic traditions that I'm none-too-familliar with. 

CNN chose their language for the first piece quite well, and left it up to the viewer to reflect on how they feel about the revelations within it. If this continues through the next two nights then perhaps this series will educate and expand the conversation about how all peoples can turn their back on hate and violence and share this little rock we live on.