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No, Dr. Joe, society is not too sensitive
No, Mr. Puglia, society is not becoming too sensitive [“Sensitivity and Gabrielle Leko,” Thoughts from Dr. Joe, Nov. 24]. I suggest that you read what Abraham Joshua Heschel has written on the topic of sensitivity. What I have concluded from...Tags: Abraham Joshua Heschel
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In Theory: Have you questioned your faith in God?
Q. A recent posting on CNN's Belief Blog discusses how people can lose faith when faced with traumatic events. The article relates former First Lady Laura Bush's experience after being involved in a fatal car accident in 1963. Bush missed a stop sign...Tags: Judaism, Accidental Death, Anglicanism, Transportation Accidents, Genesis (music group)
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In Theory: Should there be morality in the markets?
Q. At a time of near-record food prices, Pope Benedict XVI has denounced speculation in commodities markets as “immoral” and called food and water “a basic human right.” According to the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization,...Tags: European Union, Judaism, Values, Economy, Business and Finance, Market and Exchange
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In Theory: Is the idea of heaven and hell 'toxic'?
Q. A new book has attracted a hail of criticism on the Internet. “Love Wins: Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived” by Pastor Rob Bell, the leader of the Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., questions the...Tags: The Rapture, Christian Orthodoxy, Religious Texts, Judaism, Punishment
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In Theory: Are a doctor's religious values important?
A study in the Journal of Medical Ethics found that doctors, independent of specialty, who described themselves as non-religious, were "more likely than others to report having given continuous deep sedation until death, having taken decisions they...Tags: Internists, Judaism, Values, Crimes, Ethics
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In Theory: Protesting without flames
A pastor whose plan to hold a Koran burning at his church Saturday has drawn the ire of Muslims and non-Muslims around the world. Up until he decided to cancel the event late last week, the Rev. Terry Jones had rejected the pleas of military officials and...Tags: Politics, Judaism, Values, Heinrich Heine, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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In Theory: An interview with Desmond Tutu
Anglican Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has announced that, after his 79th birthday in October, he is to resign from nearly all of his official commitments and withdraw from public life, the United Kingdom's Guardian newspaper reported last week. He...Tags: Politics, Israel, Africa, Judaism, Anglicanism
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Around Town: Left. Right. Left. Right.
A few months ago, some out-of-towners showed up at the La Caņada post office, bearing posters depicting President Obama as Hitler. My criticism was immediate and heartfelt. (Around Town: "Even offensive idiocy is protected," Feb. 13). Many of you...Tags: Politics, Immigration, Barack Obama, Judaism, Crimes
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My Word: Persecution in Iran doubly disturbing
At the Holocaust Center in Maitland this past Sunday, representatives of Orlando's Baha'i community described the persecution their fellow believers face in Iran, which is the birthplace of the Baha'i faith. A similar travesty deals with the death...Tags: Iran, Islam, Maitland, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Separation of Church and State
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Holocaust exhibit opens at Posnack JCC
Steven Montrose remembers the Holocaust. "How can I describe the smell of death to you? It's like the drilling of a tooth, the smell of burning flesh," the 74-year-old survivor said to an audience of teachers, police and representatives from churches...Tags: Railway Transportation, Germany, Judaism, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Just looking for another public relations boost
As part of its ongoing public relations campaign to rehab its image, shift the focus from the integral role it played in the Final Solution in France, and its absolute refusal to provide any reparations to its victims, The French National Railway (SNCF)...Tags: France, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Massacres
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Colombia rebels' hostage recalls friendship with wild pig
BOGOTA, Colombia -- A little wild pig named Josefo, abandoned by his mother, helped keep Sgt. Jose Libardo Forero sane. For nearly 13 years, Forero was one of the "forgotten" hostages held by the leftist rebels known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prisons, Bogota (Colombia), Leishmaniasis , American Red Cross
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