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Orthodox Leaders on Homosexuality
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Brad Hirschfield
With the release of a declaration on homosexuality and the inherent dignity of gay men and lesbians, by more than 100 Orthodox rabbis, educators and mental health professionals in the United States and Israel, a segment of the Orthodox community is now in full agreement with the Roman Catholic Church. The statement, without using the…
Will Chelsea and Mark’s Intermarriage Last?
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Brad Hirschfield
Chelsea Clinton was raised Methodist, and Marc Mezvinsky, the man she will marry this weekend, was raised Jewish. Among the questions being raised, even before they have the ceremony is, “Will it last?” In a world in which about half of all marriages end in divorce, that’s a reasonable, if entirely unromantic question. What’s intriguing…
Building the Third Temple in Sao Paulo
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Brad Hirschfield
First there was Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, destroyed in 587 BCE and rebuilt in stages commencing some 70 years later and culminating in what came to be known as Herod’s Temple some 400 years later, and destroyed in 70 CE. Now, there will be a “Third Temple”, and it will be build by evangelical Christians…
Gingrich Wrong on “Ground Zero Mosque”, Mostly
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Brad Hirschfield
Newt Gingrich has taken what might be termed an ‘interesting’ position with respect to the Islamic building which people are trying to build down the block from Ground Zero. I refer to it as an Islamic building because the ongoing fight about whether it is a mosque or a cultural center is irrelevant. Typically, if…
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