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Good Bye
Today is my last day at Beliefnet (which I co-founded in 1999). The swirling emotions: sadness, relief, love, humility, pride, anxiety.
But mostly deep, deep gratitude.
How many people get to come up with an idea and have rich people invest money to make it a reality? How many people get to create
posted 8:37:24am Nov. 20, 2009 |
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"Steven Waldman Named To Lead Commission Effort on Future of Media In a Changing Technological Landscape" (FCC Press Release)
STEVEN WALDMAN NAMED TO LEAD COMMISSION EFFORT ON FUTURE OF MEDIA IN A CHANGING TECHNOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski announced today the appointment of Steven Waldman, a highly respected internet entrepreneur and journalist, to lead an agency-wide initiative to assess the state o
posted 11:46:42am Oct. 29, 2009 |
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My Big News
Dear Readers,
This is the most difficult (and surreal) post I've had to write. I'm leaving Beliefnet, the company I co-founded in 1999.
In mid November, I'll be stepping down as President and Editor in Chief to lead a project on the future of the media for the Federal Communications Commission, the
posted 1:10:11pm Oct. 28, 2009 |
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"Beliefnet Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief Steps Down to Lead FCC Future of the Media Initiative" (Beliefnet Press Release)
October 28, 2009
BELIEFNET CO-FOUNDER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF STEPS DOWN TO LEAD FCC FUTURE OF THE MEDIA INITIATIVE
New York, NY - October 28, 2009 - Beliefnet, the leading online community for inspiration and faith, announced today that Steven Waldman, co-founder, president and editor-in-chief, will re
posted 1:05:43pm Oct. 28, 2009 |
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Secularizing the Cross (Christian Activists: Be Careful What You Wish For)
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week, in Buono v. Salazar, about whether a white 6 1/2 foot cross can be displayed in a national park as a tribute to World War I soldiers. Though it's depicted as a classic clash of the secular and the religious, it actually illustrates why Christian act
posted 1:15:51pm Oct. 08, 2009 |
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posted June 9, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Hezbollah killed members of the march 14th government to get veto power and they got it.
Hezbollah shuts down the airport road anytime they don’t get what they want. A communication system of theirs was shut down at the airport and hezbollah took to the streets violently and got it back.
Hezbollah acts as an army when they aren’t the national army. Hezbollah makes foreign policy decisions like giving weapons to hamas through egypt and the kidnapping operation of israeli soldiers.
Lebanon is no democracy it is run by iran’s ally hezbollah.
Iran isn’t a democracy the president there has no power. The power is with the ayatollah iran’s supreme leader.
There is nothing more meaningless than the elections in iran and lebanon.
posted June 9, 2009 at 1:48 pm
As long as Israel denies the Palestinians the right to vote, either in Israel or as part of an independent nation, it’s unduly generous to call it a democracy.
posted June 9, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Not only may “Palestinians” vote in Israeli electionsm, there are “Palestinian” mambers of the Knesset. Please take your ignorance elsewhere.
posted June 9, 2009 at 6:07 pm
SoCalMom, perhaps I am ignorant,but I thought that the only Palestinians allowed to vote are those that are Israeli citizens, even then they are called Israeli Arabs.
posted June 9, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Sorry, SoCalMom, I accidentally used your name. Perhaps I am ignorant.
posted June 9, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Inherit:
The law in the US is that only citizens are allowed to vote although the decisions affect everyone who lives here legally or even illegally. There are some who live here in California who believe that non-citizems who live here should be permitted to vote.
Is that what you are suggesting?
posted June 9, 2009 at 9:43 pm
If freedom of religion is a criteria for democracy, in the middle east Syria would be on top and Israel way in the bottom, pretty close to Saudi Arabia. In some areas of Israel you can’t drive on Saturdays even if you are a muslim or christian, you will be arrested and jailed and your car confiscated, also you will be arrested for prostelizing a jew.