Raw Story city official shocked onlookers Tuesday in Massachusetts with his pronouncement during a ceremony marking the start of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. “Jesus is the reason for the season,” said Springfield City Councilor Bud Williams. Hanukkah celebrates two miracles, neither of which involves the Christian Messiah. The holiday […]
This article – which originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post – gives a fascinating insight into the Jewish rejection of idolatry which leads to a bar on entering a church but permits Jews to enter a mosque. In its advocacy for monotheism, the Torah warns of the spiritual perils of idolatry. The legal question of […]
by Omar Qayum “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” – John F. Kennedy The East End Madrassah (EEM), a Shi’ite Islamic Sunday school in Toronto, Canada, is under high scrutiny due to accusations of an anti-Semitic, violent and sexist curriculum. At the request […]