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Category Archives: Religion
Yisroel Pensack: Britain’s Top Court Grapples with “Who Is A Jew?” and “Who Decides?”
The New York Times reports: On the surface, the court was considering a straightforward challenge to the admissions policy of a Jewish high school in London. But the case, in which arguments concluded Oct. 30, has potential repercussions for thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, England, Judaism, New York Times, Orthodoxy, Religion, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged Britain's Supreme Court, british commonwealth, chief rabbi jonathan sacks, Jews' Free School, JFS, london, progressive synagogue, religious schools, who is a jew
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Why Do Jews, Christians And Muslims Pray To The East?
According to Wikipedia: "The Jewish custom of fixing the direction of prayer and orienting synagogues accordingly influenced both Christianity and Islam. In early Christianity, it was customary to pray facing toward the Holy Land, see also Jerusalem in Christianity. The … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged christianity and islam, christians and muslims, early christianity, holy land, jewish custom, qibla
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An Interview With TV Pundit & Author S.E. Cupp
I watched S.E. Cupp on the Fox News TV show "Red Eye" Saturday night and procured a telephone interview with her Monday afternoon. She co-authored the new book Why You’re Wrong About The Right: Behind The Myths – The Surprising … Continue reading
Posted in College, Conservatives, Politics, Religion, S.E. Cupp, Sarah Palin
Tagged boston ballet, city ballet, fox news, target shooting, vose galleries, washington ballet
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How Should Non-Jews Relate To God?
Orthodox rabbi Gil Student writes: In line with our recent discussion of religious diversity, I’d like to examine a particular contemporary view of religious pluralism in light of talmudic and midrashic sources — one attributed to Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Religion
Tagged different religions in the world, gil student, jonathan sacks, marc shapiro, orthodox rabbi, prophets of god
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I Interview William Lobdell, Author Of The New Smash Hit ‘Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America-and Found Unexpected Peace’
I talk to Bill (WilliamLobdell.com) by phone Sunday afternoon. Bill: "I thought the two (religion and journalism) were intertwined. I thought God’s calling for me was to be a religion writer." Luke: "People do feel called to journalism. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Los Angeles Times, Religion
Tagged losing my religion, many evangelical christians, religion in america, religion writer, terrible hours, unexpected peace, weird animals, william lobdell
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