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Killing Doctors Who Perform Abortions: A Jewish Perspective
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Brad Hirschfield
Dr. George Tiller was murdered, it seems, because he performed abortions. Those who defend such actions justify them by claiming that it is entirely appropriate to kill a person in order to prevent their killing others. Are they right? It’s important to ask this question, upsetting as it may be, because the fundamental claim (no…
Child Sacrifice is More Common Than You Think
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Brad Hirschfield
Of course, child sacrifice should horrify us. But the fact that it still exists, and is making headlines in a number of states, should not really surprise us. After all, the notion of using the life of one’s child to prove the depth of one’s faith and commitment is present in virtually all of the…
Israel, Palestine and a Triumph for Freedom of Speech
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Brad Hirschfield
Time Magazine has an article under the banner Postcard from Ramallah. It describes a compelling exercise in freedom of speech and conscious worthy of celebration, regardless of what one thinks of the situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories or even the wall/security barrier/fence itself. Sadly, the story is told with such rage at Israel,…
Bible Bill is a Great Idea…In Theory
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Brad Hirschfield
The so-called Bible bill which Georgia Republican Congressman, Paul Broun is trying to make into law, is a wonderful idea…in theory. What’s wrong with a law which would declare 2010 the “year of the Bible”? Given that we already have days for secretaries, months for reading and have parsed the calendar for just about every…
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