Inspiration
Faith & Prayer
Health &
Wellness
Entertainment
Love &
Family
Newsletters
Special Offers
Windows and Doors
Obama’s Nowruz Message: Pandering or Great Leadership?
By
Brad Hirschfield
President Obama’s Nowruz message, broadcast directly to the Iranian people, complete with Farsi subtitles, is brilliant. Whether one agrees with everything he has to say, can anyone seriously question the wisdom of his actions or the sophistication of his approach? Sadly, some are doing just that, but they are wrong. It’s not that I…
Israel Fails To Bring Gilad Shalit Home
By
Brad Hirschfield
There will, apparently, be no 11th hour deal between Israel and Hamas to bring Gilad Shalit home after nearly 1,000 days in captivity. And while I wrote yesterday about the moral failings of Hamas making outlandish demands to agree to his release, today I write about the State of Israel’s failing to acquiesce to those…
Jackie Mason Hurls Racial Slur at President Obama
By
Brad Hirschfield
During his one-man stand act in New York City, legendary comic Jackie Mason referred to President Obama as a ‘schwartza’, literally Yiddish for black. It’s gross, it’s wrong and despite saying that it was indefensible, Mason keeps defending his racist remark. Angrily, Mr. Mason told TMZ that it’s just slang for black person. “I’m an…
Does Prosecuting Octogenarian Former Nazis Make Sense?
By
Brad Hirschfield
Germany is now seeking the arrest of John Demjanjuk, suspected of being concentration camp guard Ivan the Terrible, who participated in the torture and murder of 29,000 people, mostly Jewish, at Treblinka and Sobibor. Stripped of his US citizenship for lying on his immigration application in the 50’s, and living as a stateless alien because…
48
49
50
51
52
archives
most recent
search
this
blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners