This was CB’s sermon last Sunday, January 29, 2016…
Category: The Middle East
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Dec 29 2016
Justice is not on the menu
We are not living in a ‘post-truth’ world, we are living the lies of others By Robert Fisk, Thursday 29 December 2016 11:15 BST We do not live in a “post-truth” world, neither in the Middle East nor in the West – nor in Russia, for that matter. We live in a world of …
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Dec 15 2016
Another odd element to our western outrage
It was bizarre to watch Samantha Power at the UN conveniently forget to mention all the massacres done in America’s name By Robert Fisk, Thursday 15 December 2016 10:00 BST So there was Samantha Power doing her “shame” bit in the UN. “Is there no act of barbarism against civilians, no execution of a …
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Nov 19 2016
Some random reflections
Some random reflections… First, it was nice to meet many of you for the first time. Your determination to try to make a progressive difference so soon after last week’s regressive election is heartening. I hope I get to know all of you better. I admire your zeal to do something at the …
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Nov 14 2016
Armageddon 101
Dear editor: While the presidential election is over, the same old and tiresome rhetoric will continue to be heard for weeks and months to come, especially from the radio and television news programs. They will analyze the election and then analyze the analysis of the results — ad nauseam. Even before the …
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Oct 27 2016
Not running to be a god
A King for Jesus: What the Religious Right Sees in Trump By Roger O. Friedland, October 26, 2016 What does the love of Jesus have to do with Trump? How to explain his overwhelming support from evangelical voters, who—for more than three decades—have formed the bastion of the Christian right? According to a Pew …
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Oct 25 2016
The good of the state
It’s Every Israeli’s Right, and Duty, to Speak Up – Including at the UN By Michael Sfard, Oct 24, 2016 8:18 PM Long ago, when I was a high school student in Jerusalem, I had a civics teacher who explained something quite astonishing to my class. The state is a means, he said, and …
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