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Jan

President Bush Wrong on Charitable Choice

Posted by Jeff Sinensky  Published in Interfaith

President Bush, in his State of the Union address, argued forcefully for continuing charitable choice, his faith-based initiative, which sanctions the funneling of taxpayer dollars directly to houses of worship providing social services.jocuri online
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AJC cares deeply about both religious liberty and the provision of [...]

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17

Jan

AJC On Hateful Anti-Obama Emails

Posted by Michael Geller  Published in AJC, Activism, Interfaith, Media Coverage

Our Executive Director David Harris, concerned about hateful emails mischaracterizing Senator Barack Obama’s religious beliefs and character, joined with heads of other national Jewish organizations in an open letter to the Jewish community:
As leaders of the Jewish community, none of whose organizations will endorse or oppose any candidate for President, we feel compelled to speak [...]

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16

Jan

Reflections on the ICC Sixty at Sixty Mission

Posted by Guest Writer  Published in Israel, Jewish Identity

Joseph Rosenberg, Guest Writer

If the purpose of my first two trips to Israel, in the winter of 2004 and summer of 2005, was to paint me a marvelous picture of the country, and to enable me to affirm my support for the Jewish state, then the purpose of the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC) “Israel [...]

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15

Jan

The Jewish Comeback Kid?

Posted by Noam Marans  Published in Jewish Identity, Judaism

Everyone wants to be called a “Comeback Kid.” John McCain, Hillary Clinton, and now, secular Judaism! The favorably reviewed PBS three-part documentary, The Jewish Americans, is characterized by the dean of American Jewish historians, Jonathan Sarna, as more evidence that, “now, like the proverbial phoenix, Jewish secularism is making a comeback.” What is Jewish secularism? [...]

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8

Jan

NOLA on my Mind

Posted by Rebecca Neuwirth  Published in AJC, Activism, Civil Rights

Can you evict a homeless person?

Yes, in New Orleans, which has gained a reputation for making waves and increasingly for demolishing houses. The big news during AJC ACCESS’s recent fourth trip to the city was that the homeless people camped outside of Mayor Nagin’s office would be evicted shortly. They were given notice - how [...]

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