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The Auspicious Timing of Glenn Beck’s Zeal for Zion

By Shalom Goldman

…t he now shared their view that there’s no room for compromise, since “the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is about the destruction of Israel and the West.” Danon nailed it when he said to Beck, “You support Israel unconditionally.” It’s the unconditionality of Beck’s declared commitment to Israel that appeals so deeply to fans for whom the State of Israel is God’s favorite, and can literally do no wrong. As Jerry Falwell stated in the 1960s, “Isra…

Well, It Would Have Been a Good Religion Question…

By Sarah Posner

…rts of the world. Yet given both candidates’ repeated mentions of our ally Israel, there was a huge missed opportunity here: what about the rights of women and religious minorities in Israel? Throughout the campaign, questions to the candidates on religion have been circumscribed by a needlessly narrow range of what the pertinent questions are: abortion, particularly, or contraception, often framed as an issue of religious freedom. Religion questi…

“Saints Are Only Human”: Leaving the Church, But Heeding this Pope’s Lessons

By Elizabeth Colmant Estes

…slogans about immigration reform. On line I heard that parishes with large numbers of undocumented immigrants had received many tickets. No outside food or water, statues, gifts or selfie sticks were permitted. Despite 10,000 folding chairs, most of us would have no choice but to stand. Once in my appointed place behind the last row of seats, I found myself in a community of fellow pilgrims, lottery winners from local parishes, nearby colleges, an…

We Went Through Amoris Laetitia Section by Section So You Wouldn’t Have To

By Anthony Adams

…ualism is bad. Also, he notes but offers no explanation for the decreasing number of marriages in many countries. I am glad to see that in Section 34 he understands this basic fact of contemporary western culture: The ideal of marriage, marked by a commitment to exclusivity and stability, is swept aside whenever it proves inconvenient or tiresome. The fear of loneliness and the desire for stability and fidelity exist side by side with a growing fe…

Put Your Money Where Your Mind Is: A For-Profit Meditation Studio Opens in New York

By Michael Schulson

…age. His 2012 book, The Buddha Walks into a Bar, has sold widely. Over the phone, I asked Rinzler why he and Burrows had chosen to establish the studio as a for-profit company. “We really wanted to make sure we had all the resources we need for supporting people who are trying meditation for the first time,” Rinzler explained. Because they’re a business, there’s more professionalism. The teachers they’ve hired show up on time, and, as Rinzler put…

More Mixed Signals from Pope Francis; Church of England Wrestles with Rifts; Faith Groups Lobby Pro & Con on Irish Referendum; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…racy. Israel: Fashion designer marries during NY Fashion Week The Times of Israel reported on the New York wedding of Israeli fashion designer Idan Cohen to his partner Elad Borenstein during New York Fashion Week. “Homosexuals cannot legally marry their same-sex partners in Israel,” notes the Times. “Civil marriage does not exist in the country, where the solemnization of marriage is entirely controlled by the state rabbinate, and homosexual unio…

Murdoch’s Anti-Semitic Tweet

By Sarah Posner

…eventies, he started to hire Jews as his closest advisers. His support for Israel has been absolute. Arguably, it is his support for Israel, and for neoconism in general (for many years, he owned and funded the losses of the Weekly Standard), that helped solidify right-wing support for Israel. (I was once at an Anti-Defamation League dinner where Rupert Murdoch presented Silvio Berlusconi an aware [sic] for meritorious conduct with respect to the…

White House Antisemitism Report Includes Encouraging Diagnoses — But Leans on Destructive Strategies

By Habiba Farh and Ben Lorber

…at the core of a legislative and public relations strategy advanced by the Israeli government, and pro-Israel organizations on the Right and Center to suppress criticism of Zionism and, in particular, of Israel’s oppression of Palestinians. The IHRA, in short, provides cover for those who indiscriminately label a wide range of criticism of Israel as antisemitic. Indeed, over 1,000 institutions worldwide, including governments, universities and NGO…

Huckabee in the Holy Land: A Christian Zionist Campaign

By Shalom Goldman

…of the ‘Temple Mount Faithful’ still constitute a very small percentage of Israeli Jews, their numbers are increasing rapidly. Until recently, leaders of the organized American Jewish Community were wary of a Huckabee presidential candidacy. His 2008 description of himself as a “Christian leader” raised hackles at both the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League. Abe Foxman, director of the ADL, wrote an open letter to Huckabee in…

Sarah Palin to Tour Israel, Christian-Style

By Anthea Butler

…als but her religious stature. With Palin’s weekend visit to India and the Israel, speculation will continue as to whether she will be a candidate in 2012. Given that her schedule is beginning to fill in the next few months, it remains to be seen if she will throw her hat in the ring for 2012. What is clear though is that she is not going to play primary politics the same way that the other Republicans presidential hopefuls are. By continuing to t…