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Posts Tagged ‘slavery’
December 14th, 2014 - 2:43 am § in Religion
Sunday Revelations: God’s rules for female slaves
In its English-language digital magazine Dabiq. Islamic theology, ISIS propagandists argued, gives the jihadis the right, much in the same way that the Bible’s Ephesians 6:5 tells “Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling.” The Daily Beast has obtained a handbook of laws on tr[...]
October 25th, 2014 - 11:56 pm § in America
Book Review: Schools Don’t Teach This Version Of American History
Last month an uproar erupted in Colorado over a conservative school board’s attempt to censor U.S. history and use schools to proselytize for free-market capitalism. Students boycotted classes, teachers staged “sick-ins,” and the community demonstrated against the board’s c[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: A Seder For The Civil War
Of Civil Seders in the Civil War Michael Feldberg, Ph.D. Of Civil Seders in the Civil War Michael Feldberg, Ph.D. For American Jewry during the Civil War, the Passover story was especially powerful. Northern soldiers saw clear parallels between the Union freeing the South’s slaves and Moses [...]
April 12th, 2014 - 4:22 am § in Misc.
SOUTH CAROLINA Begins the civil war
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March 23rd, 2014 - 12:02 pm § in Hypocrisy
Caribbean Nations Seek Reparitions for Slavery
Caribbean States Call for Slavery Reparations The leaders of 15 Caribbean countries are calling for reparations from European countries relating to the slave trade that took place 200 years ago. A lawyer representing them says the legacy of slavery still plagues the region today. Interview Conduc[...]
February 22nd, 2014 - 12:16 pm § in Hypocrisy
12 yrs a slave .. politically correct, boring
The Emperor’s New Clothes Comes t0 a Slave Flick We saw “12 Years a Slave.” After preparing for something as hard to watch as Schindler’s list or Roberto Benigni’s “Life Is Beautiful,” we saw a politically correct movie with flat performances and rather[...]
December 20th, 2013 - 12:49 pm § in Misc.
Family Feuds; of North Koreans and Jews
Can Jewish History Say Anything About What is Happening in North Korea? parts of my essay originated from a wonderful essay posted in the Jerusalem Post by Berel Wein It is important to understand the horrible long term consequences such a contemporary fight can have. The story of Joseph̵[...]
About Anthony Washington
Last Fall, THE Ave ran a post by a UW Husky, a student athlete whose career in Basketball failed. Now Anthony writes about trying to live on the wage he is paid as a UW cook. Anthony Washington was once described as the next big thing for Husky Basketball. With great PR in the Seattle media, [...]