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Opinion: New Louisiana law threatens the sanctity of the Ten Commandments
CNN.com· 4 days agoThe holiday commemorates Moses conveying the Torah (the “Law”) and the Ten Commandments — a central...
Trump backs displaying Ten Commandments in public schools
Just the News· 3 days agoPresumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday expressed support for displaying the Ten...
Ten Commandments? Let's teach Hebrew to schoolchildren in Louisiana
Chicago Sun-Times· 17 hours agoThe Talmud consists of dozens of books of rabbinic commentary on Jewish law. For instance, the central tenet of Judaism is the Schma. A brief prayer — “Hear O Israel, the ...
Letters to the editor for Saturday, June 22, 2024
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 2 days ago(It does not imply any kind of superiority compared to others; all it means is that Jews were chosen by God as the first people to organize their society...
The old 'religion versus science' jive
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoI was never chastised by my church for not believing in a literal six-day creation. In any case I wouldn’t have bought it, because I have always thought that the natural world in all its glory ...
Britain’s first female orthodox rabbi: ‘I wouldn’t want my kids going out looking visibly Jewish’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“The first time I heard a woman’s voice leading a service, I didn’t like it,” confesses Rabbi Miriam...
Gerald Winegrad: Birds and their care are highlighted in ancient religious texts, yet they are...
CapitalGazette.com· 3 days agoJesus is chastised by Joseph for molding clay into sparrows near a stream on the Sabbath. Judaism...
Judge Throws Out Missouri Lawsuit That Challenged Abortion Ban On Religious Grounds
National Catholic Register· 5 days agoIn a June 14 order, the Missouri District Court for the 22nd Judicial Circuit ruled that the...
The true meaning of freedom
Plattsburgh Press-Republican· 1 day agoIndependence Day is about freedom. Decisions about freedom don’t have to be faith-based, but Thomas Merton is helpful in getting to the practical roots of this concept. As a student at Columbia ...
Gaza, the Quran and the Torah: Is the Middle East conflict now a religious war?
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOtzma Yehudit represents one extreme within Zionism, depicting it as an essential component of...