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Good God
By
Brad Hirschfield
That’s the title of a new book by Daniel A. Weiner, an author, university lecturer, and Reform rabbi from Seattle. It’s a beautiful book which I read over the weekend, and one which I recommend to anyone looking for an easy, but not simplistic, read about how faith can work in our lives. Subtitled “Faith…
Is Billy Graham an anti-Semite? Was Richard Nixon?
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Brad Hirschfield
Newly released tapes from the Nixon Library certainly make these fair questions, and not for the first time. Particularly disturbing, especially for those who have limited familiarity with the New Testament, was their conversation about those who are part of the “synagogue of Satan”. But perhaps even more importantly, since Graham is an old man…
Freedom of Religion Includes Wearing Burqas
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Brad Hirschfield
French President Sarkozy is throwing his weigh behind a law which would make burqa-wearing a crime in France. He could not be more wrong. Burqas are certainly a public matter which merit Sarkozy’s attention. But the public, be it in France, the United States or anywhere else in the world is best served when its…
Randy Cohen Questions Catholic, Muslim and Orthodox Jewish Ethics
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Brad Hirschfield
This week’s NY Times Magazine carries a question posed to Randy Cohen, who writes “The Ethicist” column, and his answer strikes me as ethically questionable. But first the question and relevant portion of his answer: “I belong to a Catholic religious order and am in formation to become a priest. As part of my training,…
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