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Never again: Young journalists and seminarians gather to learn lessons of the Holocaust
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John W. Kennedy
This Wednesday (July 28) twelve Jewish, Christian and Muslim seminarians will join with three journalism students to begin a program aimed at exploring how their respective professions can derive valuable ethical lessons from the Jewish Holocaust of Nazi-era Germany. Sponsored by the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the international learning event will send its participants to…
“Sweet Baby Jesus” and Hollywood’s selective sense of humor
By
John W. Kennedy
Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct) is set play Mary’s mom in the upcoming alleged comedy Sweet Baby Jesus. Adrien Brody (The Pianist) is reportedly in final negotiations to play Joseph in a cast that will include Bette Midler (The Rose), Sean Brosnan (Remington Steele‘s son) and the relatively-unknown Pixie Lott as Mary. The plot in a…
The lesson of Shirley Sherrod
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John W. Kennedy
As of this writing, Shirley Sherrod, the black USDA official who was hastily fired following the posting of an out-of-context video by Andrew Breitbart is reportedly inclined to decline a new job offer from an administration with egg on its face. But, when it comes to egg on the face, this story is an all-you-can-eat…
Does the Catholic Church equate ordaining women as priests with child sex abuse?
By
John W. Kennedy
Sometimes it seems like the Catholic Church is competing with BP to see which organization can get the most bad press (which I think is what BP stands for). If there were such a competition, the Church certainly would have scored a point when it recently issued a document that at once strengthened its rules…
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