Dec 30 2012
Israel lobby should not have veto over US president’s cabinet By Michael Brün, 30 Dec 2012 12:19 If you care about the direction of this country but think you don’t have time to pay attention to what the Israel lobby is doing, you may want to think again. This is no conspiracy theory – …
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Dec 29 2012
At Israeli school, anyone can learn to be a prophet By The Associated Press, Dec.29, 2012 7:00 PM Instead of long beards and robes, they wear track suits and T-shirts. Their tablets are electronic, not hewn of stone, and they hold smartphones, not staffs. They may not look the part, but this ragtag group …
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Dec 29 2012
The Jewish people’s ultimate treasure hunt By Ofer Aderet, Dec.28, 2012 9:12 AM “Just imagine a group of blind people who encounter an elephant for the first time in their lives. They place their hands on it and touch it in order to understand what kind of animal it is. But each of them …
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Dec 27 2012
Why, God? By Maureen Dowd, December 25, 2012 When my friend Robin was dying, she asked me if I knew a priest she could talk to who would not be, as she put it, “too judgmental.” I knew the perfect man, a friend of our family, a priest conjured up out of an old …
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Dec 24 2012
The idolatry of the gun By Valerie Elverton Dixon, 06:49 PM ET, 12/21/2012 In their first extended statements since the mass shooting in Newton, Conn., National Rifle Association representatives, advocated armed guards in schools. In their mind, this was the most immediate step that the nation ought to take to protect our children. But …
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Dec 23 2012
What would Jesus think of Christmas today? By Yasmin Alibhai Brown, Sunday 23 December 2012 A young man ran after me and tried in vain to get some change as I dashed through the doors of Bafta in Piccadilly on 10 December, my birthday. I was late, you see, for a dinner there, and …
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Dec 19 2012
Lesley Hazleton at TEDxRainier: “Muhammad, You and Me” By Garibaldi, 08 December 2012 Lesley Hazleton, one of our favorite “anti-Loons” describes herself as the “Accidental Theologist” by which she means that even though she is an agnostic Jew she is fascinated by religion, theology and faith. Her fascination with religion has led her in …
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