United Church Observer: Day Seven
Mike Milne | United Church Observer (Canada) With the clock running down on The United Church of Canada’s 41st General Council, commissioners meeting in Ottawa confirmed a stand adopted earlier …Continue lendo
The Globe and Mail: On tolerance of minorities, Pauline Marois is showing the opposite of leadership
Editorial | The Globe and Mail (Canada) No region in Canada can claim to be entirely free from prejudice toward minorities. In Quebec the issue is more politically charged, because …Continue lendo
Toronto Star: Controversial United Church proposal on Israeli settlements to be debated at General Council
Josh Tapper | The Toronto Star (Canada) Members of the United Church of Canada and Canadian Jewish community leaders fear a hardening of relations or, at worst, an irrevocable rift …Continue lendo
Washington Post: Jewish voters ponder Romney
Jason Horowitz | Washington Post (United States) HALLANDALE BEACH. Fla. — Moments after Mitt Romney completed his ode to Israel in front of Jerusalem’s old stone walls on Sunday, reporters asked …Continue lendo
The New York Times: Defining Religious Liberty Down
Ross Douthat | The New York Times (United States) The words “freedom of belief” do not appear in the First Amendment. Nor do the words “freedom of worship.” Instead, the …Continue lendo
Ottawa Citizen: Ask the Religion Experts: Does the renewed debate on Doctor Assisted Suicide say anything about the sanctity of life in modern times?
The Ottawa Citizen (Canada) Rev. KEVIN FLYNN is an Anglican priest and director of the Anglican studies program at Saint Paul University. If life is sacred, then presumably it is …Continue lendo
The New York Times: Divisions in Satmar Sect Complicate Politics of Brooklyn Hasidim
Joseph Berger | The New York Times (United States) There is an enduring belief among some New York political aficionados that Hasidic Jews vote in a bloc. Capture the support …Continue lendo
The New York Times: In Close Vote, Presbyterian Church Rejects Divesting in Firms That Aid Israeli Occupation
Laurie Goodstein | The New York Times (United States) A deeply divided Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Thursday became the latest American church to shy away from divesting in companies that …Continue lendo
The New York Times: Prosecutor Seeks to Force Rabbis to Report on Abuse
Ray Rivera | The New York Times (United States) The Brooklyn district attorney, Charles J. Hynes, said Wednesday that he would push for state legislation to add rabbis and other religious …Continue lendo
The New York Times: Ultra-Orthodox Jews Rally to Discuss Risks of Internet
Michael M. Grynbaum | The New York Times (United States) It was an incongruous sight for a baseball stadium: tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, all dressed in black …Continue lendo
Vancouver Sun: Immigrants remaking Canada’s religious face in surprising ways
Douglas Todd | Vancouver Sun (Canada) Canada is welcoming more than the global average of immigrants who are Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and non-religious. The country, however, is taking in less …Continue lendo