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Apple's "Jew or Not Jew" App -- Should It Be Legal?
An Apple application that let users guess which French politicians or celebrities are Jewish was pulled from France's App Store. but its American equivalent is still available.
French activist groups said the "Jew or Not Jew?" app violated bans on compiling information on people's religion and rev
posted 1:18:48am Sep. 18, 2011 |
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Is God A Christian?
R. Kirby Godsey’s new book, Is God A Christian?, challenges what the author describes as the commonly held belief among many religious people that the God in whom they believe is “one of them”. People, Mr. Kirby observes, too often confuse God’s religious identity with their own, leading t
posted 11:59:56am Sep. 12, 2011 |
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Remembering 9/11 - Part One
The tenth anniversary of 9/11 brings up many emotions and presents some very real challenges, among them how to remember the past without being imprisoned by it. This video, filmed at St. Paul's, the church closest to the World Trade Center site, is a wonderful example of rising to that challen
posted 2:40:58pm Sep. 08, 2011 |
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Gilad Shalit, Still A Prisoner After 1,900 Days
Below is a copy of the Statement I got from the White House, and while I appreciate the words, I can't help but also ask, "Is this the best we can do?"
United States Mission to the United Nations
Office of Press and Public Diplomacy
799 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
(212) 41
posted 9:04:17am Sep. 08, 2011 |
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Is Realty TV Really Kosher? The Ethics Of Realty TV
I know, at first it seems that ethics and reality TV are about as connected as fire and water – one being the antidote for the other. But perhaps it’s not as simple as that, a conclusion supported by the recent spate of articles arguing that reality TV producers need to create, and commit, to
posted 6:34:55pm Sep. 07, 2011 |
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Author, radio and TV talk show host, and President of CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, Brad Hirschfield is the author of 
posted June 12, 2009 at 9:52 am
Prior to the first Reverend Jeremiah Wright dustup during the presidential election I had never heard of the man. Not wanting to judge someone on a few comments presented without any context, I watched a speech of his that was televised live on FoxNews. I found him to be intelligent, very articulate and a powerful speaker. Yes, some of the things that he has said in the past have been taken out of context and cherry-picked by the media, but there are still some feelings that he harbors that are anti-Jewish. I wouldn’t go to him for spiritual advice but I would still listen to him speak and gain some profit from it.
posted June 12, 2009 at 11:54 am
Must have been one of his less hate filled speeches, YN.
I don’t think anyone had heard of him until the presidential primaries.
posted June 12, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Jews certainly must be busy lately. Creating Obama, taking over the banking system, keeping Reverend Wright out of the loop. Where do you find time for all this?
People will believe what they will believe. I am becoming a believer in gun control.
posted June 12, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Can you imagine how much coverage there would have been in the mass media if the comment about “them Jews” had been made by George W. Bush’s former pastor, rather Barack Obama’s former pastor? The major media have been pretty darn quiet about this story, which tells you a lot about the agenda they bring to their jobs every day.
posted June 14, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Steve you are right. There would have been outrage. Obama sat and listen to this for over twenty years. He never left and had he lost the election I am sure that is where he still would be attending. He called him UNCLE. And Obama claims never to have heard him talk like that before. Just look at Obamas radical friends and who he hung out with. It all makes sense.
He is a racist as are the people that go to that church and listen to Wrights hate speech. I have listen to sermon upon sermon that Wright has given and with each the hate speech gets worse and worse. Obama had to kick him to the curb to win the election. And Wright is ticked off.
The leftist press does not care and will hide everything negative to protect those in office….those that are Democrat that is.
I question anyone that would profit from anything Wright says.
posted June 17, 2009 at 9:52 pm
FYI, Wright is no longer paster of that church. He has retired to a mansion, living the life of a rich man.
No one profits from folks like Wright or VonBrunn or the KKK, or those who feel that their religion has all the answers.
Wright’s former church is UCC. As far as I understand, the UCC is an INclusive church, not an EXclusive church…welcoming those of other religions looking to change churches, homosexuals, blacks, whites, etc. I would also be surprised if that particular congregation was all “hatefilled”. Just a question… Why did you listen to all those Wright sermons if you find them distasteful and hate filled? Research??