Freedom of Religion Means Freedom for All
What anti-Islam mosque protesters fail to see.
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Using the “A” Word: Israel and Apartheid
Sasha Polakow-Suransky reported last month in The Guardian that he had found evidence that Israel planned to sell nuclear warheads to South Africa in 1975, prompting the Israeli government to issue an official denial. Polakow-Suransky’s new book, “The Unspoken Alliance” is a history of Israel’s military alliance with apartheid South Africa.
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Doonesbury Comic Waxes Eloquent on the Greatness of Jesus, Slams Old Testament God
Doonesbury creator Gary Trudeau picks up an unfortunate thread in his latest cartoon, in which a character ponders the superiority of Jesus to the wrathful OT deity, and inferences are made regarding moneychangers and usury.
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Making ‘The Link’: AIPAC’s New Crises
As its annual policy conference kicks off this weekend, AIPAC tamps down concerns about a U.S.-Israel rift, but still faces its worst fear in a challenge from U.S. military commanders: Will the link between destabilization in the rest of the Middle East and the crisis in Israel/Palestine become normalized in the minds of Americans?
Read MoreObama Under Fire From Civil Liberties Groups Over Faith-Based Policies
Obama still hasn’t fulfilled campaign promises to reform Bush policies.
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Gandhi, his Grandson, Israel, and the Jews
Gandhi’s grandson says that Israel promotes a “culture of violence”: Shalom Goldman tells the little-known backstory.
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Huckabee in the Holy Land: A Christian Zionist Campaign
The religious right’s preferred presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee recently returned from a visit to Israel. What prompted Time to call it his first campaign stop in the 2012 race?
Read MoreHagee Hangs On
After his highly publicized break with McCain, John Hagee retains powerful friends.
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WHO IS JEW RUN FOR PREZDNET?
Are those emails confronting the supposedly mysterious questions surrounding Barack Obama—the story of his life, his beliefs, his complexion—bigoted? Here’s the litmus test…
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Denying Darwin: Another Peculiar American Institution
In this dispatch from a British conference on science and the public interest, author Lauri Lebo revisits American attitudes toward Darwin from the perspective of our neighbors across the pond.
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