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Guns in Church, or Synagogues and Mosques For That Matter
By
Brad Hirschfield
Having spent my teens committed to a way of life that celebrated faith and force, this story about a church event celebrating weapons and the right to keep them is more than a little disturbing. The track record of Guns and God is simply too toxic for anyone to easily tolerate. I appreciate that there…
Freedom of Religion Includes Wearing Burqas
By
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…
The Cell Phone vs. The Chador in Iran
By
Brad Hirschfield
From Capitol Hill to Main Street, it’s amazing how many people think the fight in Iran is a battle between the forces of freedom and those of religious fundamentalism. And it’s amazing how wrong they are to reduce a complex struggle, the end result of which we cannot know regardless of who wins, to terms…
Foxy Brown and Prison Chaplains Gone Wild
By
Brad Hirschfield
Last week’s news of Riker’s Island Prison Chaplain, Rabbi Leib Glanz, arranging a lavish bar-mitzvah party behind bars and a variety of other special privileges, for a Jewish felon was not to be outdone by Glanz’ boss, Imam Umar Abdul Jalil. While Rabbi Glanz was busy taking care of “his own”, the Imam was doing…
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