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Disappointed in Palin’s Speech
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Mara Vanderslice
As a woman and as a Christian- I came away deeply disappointed by the speech Sarah Palin gave tonight in front of the RNC Convention. At a time in our country’s history when we have a chance to address the most important moral issues of our time, reviving our economy, fighting global poverty and disease,…
Darfur Follow Up: Take Action
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Rabbi Or N. Rose
Join the Save Darfur campaign to build political pressure for the next president to make Darfur a priority from day one in office. The campaign includes efforts to gather a million postcards to deliver to the new president urging the steps mentioned in the previous post. To order free postcards for your congregation or organization,…
Sounding the Alarm: Darfur, Elul, and the Presidential Election
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Rabbi Or N. Rose
Today is the third day of the Hebrew month of Elul. This is the last month of the Jewish calendar, a time of sustained introspection in preparation for Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). Among the special rituals enacted during Elul is the sounding of the shofar (ram’s…
Palin cut funding for pregnant moms in need
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David Gibson
The Washington Post has the story here, and a facsimile of the bill on which Palin herself wrote out how much to cut and where: ST. PAUL — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee who revealed Monday that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, earlier this year used her line-item veto to slash funding…
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