‘Bomb-like device’ defused in downtown Oslo Police in the Norway have set off a controlled explosion of a “bomb-like device” found in a busy area in Oslo’s business district and also arrested a suspect. No damage has reportedly been caused by the device, which was found[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tolerance’
February 8th, 2017 - 11:48 am § in Misc.
David Preston: Respecting Other Americans
David Preston shared One Nation Under God‘s photo. I like the Amish, but if they controlled an area the size of Texas and a bunch of ’em suddenly moved into my ‘hood and said that all the women had to wear bonnets and the men had to drive horse carts, I’d be like . . [&hell[...]
Jews and Muslims
Jews Hand Muslims Synagogue Keys When a Texas Mosque Burns Down Temple B’Nai Israel in Victoria, Texas offered its key to its Muslim neighbors this… Share FORWARD.COM[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: The limits of Tolerance
From the Detroit Free Press: — Five times a day, loudspeakers at the top of nearly 200 minarets in Jerusalej call to Muslims to pray. They blare before dawn and the wailing cry of the muezzins, or prayer callers, can be heard for miles. Though it is a Middle East tradition that goes back centurie[...]
July 28th, 2014 - 9:41 am § in Uncategorized
Celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr in India
Id to be celebrated tomorrow Muslims in Kerala will celebrate Id-ul-Fitr on Tuesday, marking the culmination of a month-long Ramzan fasting. » A celebratory serving Susanna Myrtle Lazarus meets women in the city who talk about the joy of cooking up the flavours of Eid-ul-Fitr »[...]
Why Brandeis Was Wrong
Brandeis reneged on an honorary degree to Ayan Hersi Ali because she has asserted that her former religion, Islam, has a real problem that goes beyond bigotry to abuse of women, slavery, and terrorism against non muslims. Ayan’s story might be read in comparison to the story of Yousef Al[...]
Tolerance, Israeli Style .. when a secular state has to deal with state appointed reliugous leades who are bigots.
From Vas is Neias: Jerusalem – Despite written attempts to clarify a rather lengthy list of past racist comments, Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu has been informed by Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein that his nomination for Sephardic Chief Rabbi is “unsuitable.” YNETnews.com (htt[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Libya: Berber rebels embrace “Udai ugrauli” the Jewish Libyan revolutionary
David Gerbi to meet with National Transitional Council chairman. Jerusalem Post ROME – David Gerbi, the international relations representative of the World Organization of Libyan Jews, is called “Udai ugrauli” (“the Jewish revolutionary”) by the Amazigh rebel leaders on the Libyan Nat[...]
August 13th, 2010 - 9:42 am § in Uncategorized
Call Me a Negri
Recently “Dr. Laura” got herself into great trouble by using the “N” word. I really dislike Dr. Laura, in part because she shows a side of Judaism that comes frighteningly close to the arrogance I associate with the worst of Christianity and Islam . Would her words have evoke[...]