Jul 07 2011
Here’s a bit of modern Israel’s ancient history, excerpted from the August 13, 1949 issue of The New Yorker (thanks, Børre). This fascinating paragraph from “Letter from Tel Aviv” begins on page 59: … “The terrible thing about terror,” said my young intellectual German friend, “is that it works. We did not like the terrorists …
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Jul 07 2011
The Road to “All Muslims are Terrorists” By Gefilte, 07 July 2011 … It’s been travelled before. Aside from the fact that real democracies don’t persecute their minorities, Jews are reminded in many pieces of scripture to never forget when we were “strangers in a strange land” (see the book of Exodus). Maybe this is …
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Jul 07 2011
Look beyond Bachmann’s looks By Richard Cohen, 10:04 AM ET, 07/07/2011 … Pawlenty campaign adviser Vin Weber, a man of somber demeanor, has noticed that Michele Bachmann is a looker. How could he not, I wonder, since that happens to be the case. I also notice that she is possessed of a quick and mean …
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Jul 07 2011
Is Religion ‘Religulous’? By Kabir Helminski, 07/7/11 10:11 PM ET … I was having a conversation with Bill Maher the other day — in my own mind, that is. I was admitting that I agree with a lot of what he criticizes about religion, or more precisely the ludicrous nature of some religious “beliefs.” Since …
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Jul 07 2011
What Does the Bible Actually Say About Marriage? By Greg Carey, 07/7/11 05:35 PM ET … When you attend a wedding at church, what passages of Scripture do you expect to hear? Congregations occasionally invite me to speak on the current same-sex marriage debates, and I ask them this question. Their answers are remarkably consistent. …
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Jul 04 2011
For God’s sake – stop talking By Cliff Schecter, 04 Jul 2011 17:11 … Lately, there would seem to be a whole lot more people who have a direct channel to the Big Guy Upstairs than one could have humanly thought possible. It is oft-said that “God works in mysterious ways”. But when Michele Bachmann hears …
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Jul 04 2011
Baptist, Presbyterian congregations brew a thriving ‘pub-lic’ ministry By Erin Dunigan, June 21, 2011 … A pub is not necessarily the first place you’d expect to find a Southern Baptist pastor and a Presbyterian minister leading a conversation about faith and spirituality. But every Thursday night in Bellaire, Mich., you’ll find the Revs. Corey Lecureux …
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